Abstract
The theme for this special issue, the airspace as a cognitive system, stimulates these questions: What is a cognitive system and in what sense can we characterize the airspace as a cognitive system? I discuss these questions by reviewing ideas promoted in discussions of distributed cognition. I conclude that this notion of the airspace as a cognitive system offers considerable leverage for addressing the anticipated design challenges in airspace systems but that we need to avoid the distortions engendered by the pervasive techno-centric emphasis in systems design in favor of a human-focused emphasis that will aid development of robust and effective systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-15 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Aviation Psychology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |