A framework for linking advanced simulation models with interactive cognitive maps

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1133-1144

  van Kouwen, Frank ^a   Schot, Paul P ^a   Wassen, Martin J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support; Environmental modelling; Integrated modelling; Interactive policy making; Multilevel modelling

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INTEGRATED MODELING; INTERACTIVE POLICY-MAKING; MULTILEVEL MODELING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAP; POLICY MAKING; SIMULATION;

EID: 43849103515     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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