Dynamic scenario discovery under deep uncertainty: The future of copper

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 789-800

  Kwakkel, Jan H ^a   Auping, Willem L ^b   Pruyt, Erik ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Hague Centre for Strategic Studies   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep uncertainty; Exploratory modeling and analysis; Metal scarcity; Scenario discovery; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

DEEP UNCERTAINTIES; DYNAMIC SCENARIOS; ENSEMBLE OF MODELS; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; SCENARIO APPROACH; SCENARIO DISCOVERY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES CLUSTERING;

COPPER;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COPPER; FUTURE PROSPECT; MODEL TEST; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE SCARCITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875376336     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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