Exploratory Modeling and Analysis, an approach for model-based foresight under deep uncertainty

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-431

  Kwakkel, Jan H ^a   Pruyt, Erik ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive policymaking; Agent based modeling; Deep uncertainty; Exploratory Modeling and Analysis; Future oriented technology analysis; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE POLICYMAKING; AGENT-BASED MODELING; DEEP UNCERTAINTIES; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ITERATIVE METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEM THEORY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873988228     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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