Modeling the Environment

by Ford, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781597264723
• ISBN10: 1597264725
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-11
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Modeling the Environment was the first Undergraduate textbook on system dynamics modeling, teaching a generation of students to evaluate, in advance, the consequences of environmental policies and management techniques. This new edition brings the book thoroughly up-to-date and reaffirms its status as the leading introductory text in the field.

Author Biography

Andrew Ford is professor of environmental science at Washington State University, where he teaches system dynamics modeling. He has developed a wide range of models dealing with energy and environmental policy. His simulation of uncertainty in dynamic models was honored with the Jay Wright Forrester Award as an outstanding contribution to the field of system dynamics.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introductory Modeling
Introduction	p. 3
Software: Getting Started with Stella and Vensim	p. 17
Stocks and Flows: The Building Blocks of System Dynamics Models	p. 31
Accumulating the Flows	p. 39
Water Flows in the Mono Basin	p. 47
Equilibrium Diagrams	p. 65
S-Shaped Growth	p. 77
Epidemic Dynamics	p. 87
Information Feedback and Causal Loop Diagrams	p. 99
Homeostasis	p. 117
Temperature Control on Daisyworld	p. 125
Hitting the Bull's-Eye	p. 139
Intermediate Modeling
The Modeling Process	p. 149
Software: Further Progress with Stella and Vensim	p. 169
The Salmon of the Pacific Northwest	p. 189
Managing a Feedback Program for Cleaner Vehicles	p. 209
Modeling Pitfalls	p. 223
Introduction to Cyclical Behavior	p. 235
Cycles in Real Estate Construction	p. 245
Cycles in Predator and Prey Populations	p. 255
The Overshoot of the Kaibab Deer Population	p. 267
DDT in the Ocean	p. 289
CO2 in the Atmosphere	p. 295
Concluding Perspective	p. 305
Appendixes Review and Advanced Methods
Review of Units	p. 317
Review of Exponential Growth	p. 323
Software Choices and Individual-Based Models	p. 329
Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty	p. 341
Incorporating Other Methods in a System Dynamics Model	p. 349
Short-Run and Long-Run Dynamics in a Single Model	p. 353
Spatial Dynamics and Spatial Displays	p. 359
References	p. 367
Index	p. 375
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