Strategies for communicating systems models

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-76

  Hall, Damon M ^a   Lazarus, Eli D ^b   Swannack, Todd M ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Cultural models; Mental models; Policy; Stakeholders; Sustainability science

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PRACTICES; CULTURAL MODELS; EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; MENTAL MODEL; SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS; STAKEHOLDERS; SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893446155     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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