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Environmental Modeling with Stakeholders

Author : Steven Gray
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319250531
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Modeling with Stakeholders written by Steven Gray and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together, in a central text, chapters written by leading scholars working at the intersection of modeling, the natural and social sciences, and public participation. This book presents the current state of knowledge regarding the theory and practice of engaging stakeholders in environmental modeling for decision-making, and includes basic theoretical considerations, an overview of methods and tools available, and case study examples of these principles and methods in practice. Although there has been a significant increase in research and development regarding participatory modeling, a unifying text that provides an overview of the different methodologies available to scholars and a systematic review of case study applications has been largely unavailable. This edited volume seeks to address a gap in the literature and provide a primer that addresses the growing demand to adopt and apply a range of modeling methods that includes the public in environmental assessment and management. The book is divided into two main sections. The first part of the book covers basic considerations for including stakeholders in the modeling process and its intersection with the theory and practice of public participation in environmental decision-making. The second part of the book is devoted to specific applications and products of the various methods available through case study examination. This second part of the book also provides insight from several international experts currently working in the field about their approaches, types of interactions with stakeholders, models produced, and the challenges they perceived based on their practical experiences.

Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309110009
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-08-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are based on the results of computer models. Models help EPA explain environmental phenomena in settings where direct observations are limited or unavailable, and anticipate the effects of agency policies on the environment, human health and the economy. Given the critical role played by models, the EPA asked the National Research Council to assess scientific issues related to the agency's selection and use of models in its decisions. The book recommends a series of guidelines and principles for improving agency models and decision-making processes. The centerpiece of the book's recommended vision is a life-cycle approach to model evaluation which includes peer review, corroboration of results, and other activities. This will enhance the agency's ability to respond to requirements from a 2001 law on information quality and improve policy development and implementation.

Environmental Modelling, Software and Decision Support

Author : Anthony J. Jakeman
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080915302
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Modelling, Software and Decision Support written by Anthony J. Jakeman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complex and multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems requires that they are dealt with in an integrated manner. Modeling and software have become key instruments used to promote sustainability and improve environmental decision processes, especially through systematic integration of various knowledge and data and their ability to foster learning and help make predictions. This book presents the current state-of-the-art in environmental modeling and software and identifies the future challenges in the field. State-of-the-art in environmental modeling and software theory and practice for integrated assessment and management serves as a starting point for researchers Identifies the areas of research and practice required for advancing the requisite knowledge base and tools, and their wider usage Best practices of environmental modeling enables the reader to select appropriate software and gives the reader tools to integrate natural system dynamics with human dimensions

Mediated Modeling

Author : Marjan Van den Belt
Publisher : Washington, DC : Island Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Mediated Modeling written by Marjan Van den Belt and published by Washington, DC : Island Press. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mediated modeling is an innovative new approach that enhances the use of computer models as invaluable tools to guide policy and management decisions. Rather than having outside experts dispensing answers to local stakeholders, mediated modeling brings together diverse interests to raise the shared level of understanding and foster a broad and deep consensus. It provides a structured process based on system dynamics thinking in which community members, government officials, industry representatives, and other stakeholders can work together to produce a coherent, simple but elegant simulation model. Mediated Modeling by Marjan Van Den Belt is a practical guide to participatory modeling for both practitioners and students, one that is firmly theoretically grounded in the field of systems dynamics and environmental modeling. Five in-depth case studies describe the successful use of the technique in a variety of settings, and a final chapter synthesizes the lessons highlighted by the case studies. Mediated Modeling's step-by-step description of the techniques and practical advice regarding implementation offer a real-world solution for all those seeking to make sound decisions about the environment.

Encyclopedia of Ecology

Author : Brian D. Fath
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444641300
Total Pages : 2786 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Ecology written by Brian D. Fath and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 2786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Ecology, Second Edition, Four Volume Set continues the acclaimed work of the previous edition published in 2008. It covers all scales of biological organization, from organisms, to populations, to communities and ecosystems. Laboratory, field, simulation modelling, and theoretical approaches are presented to show how living systems sustain structure and function in space and time. New areas of focus include micro- and macro scales, molecular and genetic ecology, and global ecology (e.g., climate change, earth transformations, ecosystem services, and the food-water-energy nexus) are included. In addition, new, international experts in ecology contribute on a variety of topics. Offers the most broad-ranging and comprehensive resource available in the field of ecology Provides foundational content and suggests further reading Incorporates the expertise of over 500 outstanding investigators in the field of ecology, including top young scientists with both research and teaching experience Includes multimedia resources, such as an Interactive Map Viewer and links to a CSDMS (Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System), an open-source platform for modelers to share and link models dealing with earth system processes

Assessing Approaches to Stakeholder Engagement in Regional Climate Impacts Modeling

Author : Elizabeth Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Approaches to Stakeholder Engagement in Regional Climate Impacts Modeling written by Elizabeth Allen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific research is key to understanding complex environmental systems and informing decisions about natural resource management in the context of climate change. However, when environmental science research is conducted without active stakeholder engagement, the result is typically development of new knowledge that does not directly serve the needs of individuals, industries and organizations that make decisions about environmental policy and resource management. Recent decades have seen rapidly expanding efforts to conduct environmental science research that directly informs government policies and private decision-makers' management plans, yet significant barriers remain in the pursuit of usable climate science. Strategies for effective collaboration among researchers and stakeholders, who have diverse needs and expertise, are not well developed. Metrics are needed for evaluating approaches to usable climate science production. This research advances understanding of how to foster effective stakeholder engagement for usable climate science outputs, focusing on regional environmental modeling efforts based at universities. By tracking researchers' perceptions about stakeholder engagement over the course of a 5-year project, assessing stakeholders' information needs and perceptions of research and identifying characteristics of effective boundary-spanning organizations, this work suggests strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of efforts to produce usable climate science and identifies strategies for academic scientists to develop their capacity to bridge boundaries between research and decision-making.

Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Systems

Author : Satya Prakash Maurya
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000626636
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Systems by : Satya Prakash Maurya

Download or read book Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Systems written by Satya Prakash Maurya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of modeling and simulation of environmental systems via diverse research problems and pertinent case studies. It is divided into four parts covering sustainable water resources modeling, air pollution modeling, Internet of Things (IoT) based applications in environmental systems, and future algorithms and conceptual frameworks in environmental systems. Each of the chapters demonstrate how the models, indicators, and ecological processes could be applied directly in the environmental sub-disciplines. It includes range of concepts and case studies focusing on a holistic management approach at the global level for environmental practitioners. Features: Covers computational approaches as applied to problems of air and water pollution domain. Delivers generic methods of modeling with spatio-temporal analyses using soft computation and programming paradigms. Includes theoretical aspects of environmental processes with their complexity and programmable mathematical approaches. Adopts a realistic approach involving formulas, algorithms, and techniques to establish mathematical models/computations. Provides a pathway for real-time implementation of complex modeling problem formulations including case studies. This book is aimed at researchers, professionals and graduate students in Environmental Engineering, Computational Engineering/Computer Science, Modeling/Simulation, Environmental Management, Environmental Modeling and Operations Research.

Environmental Modeling

Author : Mike J. Barnsley
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351992155
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Modeling written by Mike J. Barnsley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-02-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly used to represent climatic, biogeochemical, and ecological systems, computer modeling has become an important tool that should be in every environmental professional’s toolbox. Environmental Modeling: A Practical Introduction is just what it purports to be, a practical introduction to the various methods, techniques, and skills required for computerized environmental modeling. Exploring the broad arena of environmental modeling, the book demonstrates how to represent an environmental problem in conceptual terms, formalize the conceptual model using mathematical expressions, convert the mathematical model into a program that can be run on a desktop or laptop computer, and examine the results produced by the computational model. Equally important, the book imparts skills that allow you to develop, implement, and experiment with a range of computerized environmental models. The emphasis is on active engagement in the modeling process rather than on passive learning about a suite of well-established models. The author takes a practical approach throughout, one that does not get bogged down in the details of the underlying mathematics and that encourages learning through “hands on” experimentation. He provides a set of software tools and data sets that you can use to work through the various examples and exercises presented in each chapter, as well as presentational material and handouts for course tutors. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the book discusses how computational models can be used to represent environmental systems and illustrates how such models improve understanding of the ways in which environmental systems function.

Ecological Modeling for Resource Management

Author : Virginia H. Dale
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387215638
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Ecological Modeling for Resource Management written by Virginia H. Dale and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will serve as a readable introduction to ecological modeling for people involved in resource management and will also review models for specific applications of interest to more experienced modelers. Successful uses of ecological models as well as discussions of important issues in modeling are addressed. The authors of this volume hope to close the gap between the state of the art in ecological modeling and the state of the practice in the use of models in management decision making.

Hydrolic Modeling System

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Hydrolic Modeling System written by and published by . This book was released on 2000* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation

Author : Todd K. BenDor
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351106244
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Book Synopsis Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation by : Todd K. BenDor

Download or read book Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation written by Todd K. BenDor and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However, growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. Innovative methods are needed to help predict, understand, and resolve conflicts in cooperative ways. Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation examines computer modeling techniques as an important set of tools for assessing environmental and resource-based conflicts and, ultimately, for finding pathways to conflict resolution and cooperation. This book has two major goals. First, it argues that complexity science can be a unifying framework for professions engaged in conflict studies and resolution, including anthropology, law, management, peace studies, urban planning, and geography. Second, this book presents an innovative framework for approaching conflicts as complex adaptive systems by using many forms of environmental analysis, including system dynamics modeling, agent-based modeling, evolutionary game theory, viability theory, and network analysis. Known as VIABLE (Values and Investments from Agent-Based interaction and Learning in Environmental systems), this framework allows users to model advanced facets of conflicts—including institution building, coalition formation, adaptive learning, and the potential for future conflict—and conflict resolution based on the long-term viability of the actors’ strategies. Written for scholars, students, practitioners, and policy makers alike, this book offers readers an extensive introduction to environmental conflict research and resolution techniques. As the result of decades of research, the text presents a strong argument for conflict modeling and reviews the most popular and advanced techniques, including system dynamics modeling, agent-based modeling, and participatory modeling methods. This indispensable guide uses NetLogo, a widely used and free modeling software package, to implement the VIABLE modeling approach in three case study applications around the world. Readers are invited to explore, adapt, modify, and expand these models to conflicts they hope to better understand and resolve.

Hybrid Solutions for the Modelling of Complex Environmental Systems

Author : Christian E. Vincenot
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889450554
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Hybrid Solutions for the Modelling of Complex Environmental Systems by : Christian E. Vincenot

Download or read book Hybrid Solutions for the Modelling of Complex Environmental Systems written by Christian E. Vincenot and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems studied in environmental science, due to their structure and the heterogeneity of the entities composing them, often exhibit complex dynamics that can only be captured by hybrid modeling approaches. While several concurrent definitions of “hybrid modeling” can be found in the literature, it is defined here broadly as the approach consisting in coupling existing modelling paradigms to achieve a more accurate or efficient representation of systems. The need for hybrid models generally arises from the necessity to overcome the limitation of a single modeling technique in terms of structural flexibility, capabilities, or computational efficiency. This book brings together experts in the field of hybrid modelling to demonstrate how this approach can address the challenge of representing the complexity of natural systems. Chapters cover applied examples as well as modeling methodology.

Participatory Modelling for Resilient Futures

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444639837
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Participatory Modelling for Resilient Futures written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participatory Modelling for Resilient Futures: Action for Managing Our Environment from the Bottom-Up, Volume One provides an important contribution to environmental management by introducing an integrative framework for participatory research for better land use and natural resource planning, organized around compelling recent case studies. It is a valuable guide for the increasing number of students looking for solutions in sustainability science and also practitioners who are on the ground working with local communities to improve specific places. The book was developed in response to the need to provide a clear and synthetic account, in accessible and non-technical language, of the way in which innovative integrative research can help solve real world human-environment interaction problems at a range of levels and scales, e.g., participatory modelling to secure a sustainable future for a natural protected area, working with stakeholders to break the deadlock on renewable energy implementation in Europe or tackling social exclusion and reducing food carbon footprint through local agroecology schemes. Makes modeling approaches accessible so environmental and natural resource managers can make more precise decisions, accounting for a positive and negative impacts of ecosystem changes Provides recent real cases to demonstrate implementation of the concepts, allowing the reader to see how to bridge scientific research and societal needs in order to effectively translate knowledge into action Provides an integrated perspective incorporating science, politics and society, as well as a toolbox of methodologies to enhance participation and engagement of key stakeholders

Environmental Modelling

Author : John Wainwright
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470091541
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Modelling written by John Wainwright and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-04-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simulation models are increasingly used to investigate processes and solve practical problems in a wide variety of disciplines eg. climatology, ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, engineering. Environmental Modelling: A Practical Approach addresses the development, testing and application of such models, which apply across traditional boundaries, and demonstrate how interactions across these boundaries can be beneficial. Provides a general overview of methods and approaches as well as focusing on key subject areas written by leading practitioners in the field Assesses the advantages and disadvantages of different models used and provides case studies supported with data, output, tutorial exercises and links to the model and/or model applications via the book's website Covers major developments in the field, eg. the use of GIS and remote sensing techniques, and scaling issues As associated website contains colour images, as well as links to www resources

Dictionary of Ecological Economics

Author : Brent M. Haddad
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788974913
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Ecological Economics written by Brent M. Haddad and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive Dictionary brings together an extensive range of definitive terms in ecological economics. Assembling contributions from distinguished scholars, it provides an intellectual map to this evolving subject ranging from the practical to the philosophical.

Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling

Author : Sven E. Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351442872
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling by : Sven E. Jorgensen

Download or read book Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling written by Sven E. Jorgensen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem. The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put materials immediately at your fingertips.

Environmental Modeling

Author : Ekkehard Holzbecher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642220428
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Modeling written by Ekkehard Holzbecher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book has two aims: to introduce basic concepts of environmental modelling and to facilitate the application of the concepts using modern numerical tools such as MATLAB. It is targeted at all natural scientists dealing with the environment: process and chemical engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, biochemists, hydrogeologists, geochemists and ecologists. MATLAB was chosen as the major computer tool for modeling, firstly because it is unique in it's capabilities, and secondly because it is available in most academic institutions, in all universities and in the research departments of many companies. In the 2nd edition many chapters will include updated and extended material. In addition the MATLAB command index will be updated and a new chapter on numerical methods will be added. For the second edition of 'Environmental Modeling' the first edition was completely revised. Text and figures were adapted to the recent MATLAB® version. Several chapters were extended. Correspondingly the index of MATLAB commands was extended considerably, which makes the book even more suitable to be used as a reference work by novices. Finally an introduction into numerical methods was added as a new chapter. “/p>