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Mediated modeling : a system dynamics approach to environmental consensus building / Marjan van den Belt

Author
Van den Belt, Marjan
Published
Washington, DC : Island Press, [2004]
Copyright Date
©2004
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxi, 339 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 role of mediated modeling -- Ch. 3 mediated modeling process -- Ch. 4 Conducting a mediated modeling process -- Ch. 5 Decision support for watershed management in the Upper Fox River Basin, Wisconsin, U.S.A. -- Ch. 6 Using mediated modeling to facilitate collaborative learning among residents of the San Antonio Watershed, Texas, U.S.A. -- Ch. 7 Future planning : Banff National Park -- Ch. 8 Sage grouse populations in southeastern Idaho, U.S.A. : effect of sheep grazing and fire -- Ch. 9 Decision support in coastal zone management in the Ria Formosa, Portugal -- Ch. 10 Lessons learned -- App. 1 Comparison of the case studies -- App. 2 Contact information; system dynamics modeling software -- App. 3 Ranked participant statements from the Upper Fox "after" questionnaire -- App. 4 Full answers to the Upper Fox "after" survey -- App. 5 Participant rating of the Upper Fox model perameters -- App. 6 Ria Formosa model : structure and equations -- App. 7 Particpant rating of Ria Formosa model parameters -- App. 8 Assumptions for Banff-Bow Valley study futures model indicators -- App. 9 Symbol definition and mathematical algorithms for all model components in the Banff-Bow Valley study futures model -- App. 10 example to illustrate the software.
Summary
Annotation A practical guide to participatory modelling for environmental professionals, group-modeling practitioners and students, one that is firmly grounded in the field of systems dynamics and environmental modelling.
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ISBN
1423765540 (electronic bk.)
9781423765547 (electronic bk.)
1559639601 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9781559639606 (cloth ; alk. paper)
155963961X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781559639613 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781597269001
159726900X
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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