Prospective and participatory integrated assessment of agricultural systems from farm to regional scales: Comparison of three modeling approaches

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 493-502

  Sylvestre, Delmotte ^a   Lopez Ridaura, Santiago ^a,c   Barbier, Jean Marc ^a   Wery, Jacques ^b  

^a UMR INNOVATION   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agent Based Model; Bio Economic Model; Land use change model; Scenario; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ECONOMICS; FARMS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; LAND USE CHANGE MODELS; MODELING APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY INTEGRATED ASSESSMENTS; PROSPECTIVES; SCENARIO; STAKEHOLDER; THREE MODELS;

LAND USE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BIO-ECONOMIC MODEL; LAND USE CHANGE MODEL; SCENARIO; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883803373     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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