Paper Info
Title
A tiered, system-of-systems modeling framework for resolving complex socio-environmental policy issues.
Abstract
Many of the world's greatest challenges are complex socio-environmental problems, often framed in terms of integrated assessment, resilience or sustainability. To resolve any of these challenges, it is essential to elicit and integrate knowledge across a range of systems, informing the design of solutions that take into account the complex and uncertain nature of the individual systems and their interrelationships. To meet this scientific challenge, we propose a tiered, system-of-systems modeling framework with these elements: a component-based, software framework that couples a wide range of relevant systems using a modular, system-of-systems structure; a tiered structure with different levels of abstraction that spans bottom-up and top-down approaches; the ability to inform robust decisions in the face of deep uncertainty; and the systematic integration of multiple knowledge domains and disciplines. We illustrate the application of the framework, and identify research and education initiatives that are needed to facilitate its development and implementation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.11.011
Environmental Modelling & Software
Keywords
Field
DocType
Deep uncertainty,Integrated assessment,Resilience,Stakeholders,Sustainability,Systemic
Psychological resilience,Abstraction,Computer science,System of systems,Modular design,Environmental policy,Sustainability,Software framework,Management science
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
112
1364-8152
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
28
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
John C. Little110.37
Erich T. Hester217155.58
Sondoss El Sawah373.94
George M. Filz410.37
Adrian Sandu532558.93
Cayelan C. Carey672.22
Takuya Iwanaga720.74
Anthony J. Jakeman856359.52