Water Resources Research · 1973 · 39 citations · 3 references
Water PolicyNew Mathematical LanguageEngineeringWater Resource SystemEnvironmental Impact AssessmentSimulationWater Resources EngineeringInteractive Team UseEnvironmental PlanningSocial SciencesEnvironmental PolicyOperations ResearchSystems Dynamics ModelingSimulation FrameworkSystems EngineeringModeling And SimulationEnvironmental ManagementSystem SimulationSimulation LanguageWater GovernancePublic PolicyDesign
A new mathematical language (KSIM) has been developed and designed for interactive team use. Many features of KSIM make it particularly appropriate for use in formulating environmental policy. (1) It is easily grasped by the nonmathematical specialist and can communicate the workings of complex, nonlinear feedback systems to such people. (2) It allows for ready entry of such ‘soft’ subjective variables as environmental quality and national sovereignty. (3) It emphasizes the significance of structural relations rather than numerical prediction. (4) It is flexible and easily generalized. As an illustration of its use, we show how KSIM can facilitate discussion of the multiple impacts of possible Canadian water sales to the United States.
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