TY - CHAP
T1 - Quantitative and Systemic Methods for Modeling Sustainability
AU - Hosseinian-Far, Amin
AU - Jahankhani, Hamid
PY - 2015/3/3
Y1 - 2015/3/3
N2 - There are various approaches to modeling sustainability. These can be classified into five main categories: pictorial visualization, quantitative, physical, conceptual, and standardizing. According to Todorov and Marinova, quantitative models are classified into subcategories: macroeconometric, computable general equilibrium, optimization, systems' dynamic, probabilistic/Bayesian network, and multiagent. Each of the modeling approaches has a number of advantages and disadvantages. This chapter reviews and examines quantitative approaches in modeling sustainability by considering their applications, benefits, and drawbacks. The chapter contains generic discussions on the suitability of each method in the context of sustainability modeling.
AB - There are various approaches to modeling sustainability. These can be classified into five main categories: pictorial visualization, quantitative, physical, conceptual, and standardizing. According to Todorov and Marinova, quantitative models are classified into subcategories: macroeconometric, computable general equilibrium, optimization, systems' dynamic, probabilistic/Bayesian network, and multiagent. Each of the modeling approaches has a number of advantages and disadvantages. This chapter reviews and examines quantitative approaches in modeling sustainability by considering their applications, benefits, and drawbacks. The chapter contains generic discussions on the suitability of each method in the context of sustainability modeling.
KW - AI
KW - Complexity
KW - Influence diagrams
KW - Integrated assessment
KW - Knowledge representation
KW - Modeling
KW - Software agents
KW - Sustainability
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-801379-3.00005-X
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-801379-3.00005-X
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780128016718
T3 - Green Information Technology: A Sustainable Approach
SP - 83
EP - 92
BT - Green Information Technology: A Sustainable Approach
PB - Elsevier
CY - United States
ER -