Preface	5
	Contents	9
	Contributors	11
	Introduction	13
	Chapter 1 The role of structure: a dependability perspective	15
	Chapter 2 The role of structure: a software engineering perspective	28
	System Properties	59
	Chapter 3 Structuring evolution: on the evolution of socio-technical systems	61
	Chapter 4 Time bands in systems structure	86
	Human Components	102
	Chapter 5 Procedures, programs and their impact on dependability	103
	Chapter 6 Cognitive conflicts in dynamic systems	119
	Systems Descriptions	138
	Chapter 7 Architectural description of dependable software systems	139
	Chapter 8 Computational diagrammatics: diagrams and structure	155
	Chapter 9 Ethnography and the social structure of work	181
	Chapter 10 Faults, errors and failures in communications: a systems theory perspective on organisational structure	201
	Guaranteeing Dependability	227
	Chapter 12 The structure of software development thought	240
	Chapter 13 On the useof diverse arguments to increase confidence in dependability claims	266
	Chapter 14 Qualitative analysis of dependability argument structure	281
	Index	303