Progress in integrated assessment and modelling

Paper Info

Title
Progress in integrated assessment and modelling

Abstract
Environmental processes have been modelled for decades. However, the need for integrated assessment and modeling (IAM) has grown as the extent and severity of environmental problems in the 21st Century worsens. The scale of IAM is not restricted to the global level as in climate change models, but includes local and regional models of environmental problems. This paper discusses various definitions of IAM and identifies five different types of integration that are needed for the effective solution of environmental problems. The future is then depicted in the form of two brief scenarios: one optimistic and one pessimistic. The current state of IAM is then briefly reviewed. The issues of complexity and validation in IAM are recognised as more complex than in traditional disciplinary approaches. Communication is identified as a central issue both internally among team members and externally with decision-makers, stakeholders and other scientists. Finally it is concluded that the process of integrated assessment and modelling is considered as important as the product for any particular project. By learning to work together and recognise the contribution of all team members and participants, it is believed that we will have a strong scientific and social basis to address the environmental problems of the 21st Century.

Year	DOI	Venue
2002	10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00059-7	Environmental Modelling & Software
Keywords	Field	DocType
Integrated assessment and modelling,Integration,Communication,Multi-disciplinary teams	Climate change,Discipline,Pessimism,Engineering,Environmental monitoring,Management science,Project management	Journal
Volume	Issue	ISSN
17	3	1364-8152
Citations	PageRank	References
67	13.85	0
Authors
45

Authors (45 rows)

Cited by (67 rows)

References (0 rows)

Name	Order	Citations	PageRank
p parker	1	67	13.85
rebecca letcher	2	109	17.26
Anthony J. Jakeman	3	563	59.52
m b beck	4	67	13.85
glen r harris	5	67	13.85
Robert M. Argent	6	164	24.62
Matthew Hare	7	68	14.54
Claudia Pahl-Wostl	8	113	26.10
Alexey Voinov	9	627	57.41
Marco A. Janssen	10	182	30.62
patrick f sullivan	11	165	22.87
m scoccimarro	12	67	13.85
a d friend	13	67	13.85
m sonnenshein	14	67	13.85
david w baker	15	89	16.81
l matejicek	16	67	13.85
d odulaja	17	67	13.85
peter deadman	18	67	13.85
kyounghwan lim	19	67	13.85
g r larocque	20	67	13.85
p tarikhi	21	67	13.85
cameron s fletcher	22	67	13.85
a put	23	67	13.85
ted a maxwell	24	67	13.85
adam j charles	25	67	13.85
h breeze	26	67	13.85
n nakatani	27	67	13.85
shailendra mudgal	28	67	13.85
wataru naito	29	67	13.85
o o osidele	30	67	13.85
Inger V. Eriksson	31	107	24.75
ulrik kautsky	32	67	13.85
e kautsky	33	67	13.85
b naeslund	34	67	13.85
linda kumblad	35	67	13.85
rokjin park	36	67	13.85
s maltagliati	37	67	13.85
philippe girardin	38	67	13.85
Andrea Emilio Rizzoli	39	627	61.44
d mauriello	40	67	13.85
r hoch	41	67	13.85
d pelletier	42	67	13.85
john m reilly	43	67	13.85
rannveig olafsdottir	44	67	13.85
shao bin	45	67	13.85