Methodology to translate policy assessment problems into scenarios: the example of the SEAMLESS integrated framework

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 619-630

  Therond, Olivier ^a   Belhouchette, Hatem ^b   Janssen, Sander ^c   Louhichi, Kamel ^d   Ewert, Frank ^c,e   Bergez, Jacques Eric ^a   Wery, Jacques ^b   Heckelei, Thomas ^e   Olsson, Johanna Alkan ^f   Leenhardt, Delphine ^a   Van Ittersum, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CIHEAM Institute Agronomique Mediterraneen de Montpellier (IAMM)   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Integrated assessment and modelling; Scales; Scenario

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MODELING; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; THEORY;

EID: 68349088094     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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