Contested Modelling: A Critical Examination of Expert Modelling in Sustainability

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 45-63

  Yearworth, Michael ^a   Cornell, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Expert modelling; Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs); Scientific modelling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVENESS; MODELLING PROCESS; PROBLEM STRUCTURING METHODS; RESEARCH INITIATIVES; SOCIAL SETTINGS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84958787534     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2315     Document Type: Article

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