A Bayesian Network approach to integrating economic and biophysical modelling

18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM 2009 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2377-2383

  Kragt, M E ^a,b   Newham, L T H ^a   Jakeman, A J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Catchment modelling; Integrated modelling; Knowledge integration; Non market valuation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BIOPHYSICS; CATCHMENTS; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MODELING; SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY MODELING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85086226947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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