Modellers' roles in structuring integrative research projects

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 322-330

  Kragt, Marit E ^a,b   Robson, Barbara J ^b   Macleod, Christopher J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual modelling; Integrated framework; Integrative studies; Interdisciplinary research; Knowledge management; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATIVE STUDIES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; TRANSDISCIPLINARITY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84870291856     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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