Land use models in complex societal problem solving: Plug and play or networking?

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Sterk, B ^a   Leeuwis, C ^a   van Ittersum, M K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Land use modelling; Model contextualization; Multi stakeholder; Network building

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LAND USE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSOR NETWORKS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

LAND USE MODELLING; MODEL CONTEXTUALIZATION; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER; NETWORK BUILDING;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; HEURISTICS; LAND USE PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

HARNESS;

EID: 53149120600     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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