Complexity, land-use modeling, and the human dimension: Fundamental challenges for mapping unknown outcome spaces

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 789-804

  Parker, Dawn C ^a   Hessl, Amy ^b   Davis, Sarah C ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Complexity; Decision making; Land use change; Land use modeling; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 39849109345     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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