The implications of complexity for integrated resources management

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-569

  Pahl Wostl, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Complex adaptive systems; Complexity; Group model building; Mental models; Social learning; Soft systems analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOFT SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COMPLEXITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845687682     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.12.024     Document Type: Article

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