A participatory modelling approach to support integrated sustainability assessment processes

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 446-460

  Videira, Nuno ^a   Antunes, Paula ^a   Santos, Rui ^a   Lopes, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Integrated sustainability assessment; Participatory modelling; Public participation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; LONG TERM DYNAMICS; PARTICIPATORY MODELLING; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH;

SYSTEM THEORY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77954949768     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1041     Document Type: Article

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