The Use Of Qualitative Systems Techniques In Environmental Management: A Case Study Using Integrated Catchment Management In Western

Environmental management problem models are usually approached in a quantitative, scientific way. The assumption made when doing this is that the elements, boundaries, and relationships in the system can be defined. Most of these situations are however, a complex mix of social and technical problems...

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Published inWIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 17
Main Author Hutchinson, W E
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Southampton W I T Press 01.01.1996
Subjects
Boundary element method
Case studies
Environment models
Environmental management
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Summary:Environmental management problem models are usually approached in a quantitative, scientific way. The assumption made when doing this is that the elements, boundaries, and relationships in the system can be defined. Most of these situations are however, a complex mix of social and technical problems. The assumptions about the nature of the problem cannot be taken for granted. The initial stage of defining the various views of what should be included in the system is very often ignored. It is this stage in which qualitative systems techniques should be used. This paper examines a case study where the techniques were used to define what was required before any quantitative models were produced to model possible scenarios. Introdu
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ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/ET960151