The potential of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for semi-quantitative scenario development, with an example from Brazil

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-133

  Kok, Kasper ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil; Fuzzy Cognitive Maps; Participation; Resilience; Scenario

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 60549086768     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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