Using scenario visioning and participatory system dynamics modeling to investigate the future: Lessons from Minnesota 2050

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2686-2706

  Olabisi, Laura K Schmitt ^a   Kapuscinski, Anne R ^b   Johnson, Kris A ^c   Reich, Peter B ^c   Stenquist, Brian ^d   Draeger, Kathryn J ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Meeting Challenges   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Multiple futures; Participatory modeling; Scenarios; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959373104     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2082686     Document Type: Article

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