Models of Sustainability
The paper presents a general classification of the models being developed in the area of sustainability arguing that the existing models represent the historical conceptualisation of sustainability starting from environmental constraints and moving towards economic valuation and social behaviour and...
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The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
2009
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| author | Todorov, Vladislav Marinova, Dora |
| author2 | Anderssen, R.S. |
| author_facet | Anderssen, R.S. Todorov, Vladislav Marinova, Dora |
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| description | The paper presents a general classification of the models being developed in the area of sustainability arguing that the existing models represent the historical conceptualisation of sustainability starting from environmental constraints and moving towards economic valuation and social behaviour and policies. Coupled with computer power, sophisticated models with a varying levels of complexity have also been developed (static/dynamic; local/global; specific/general). However as any model is a simplification of the complex reality, the main purpose of any sustainability modelling should be to allow for co-evolution to be represented, including the role of humans as sustainability guardians. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-246842022-12-09T06:09:40Z Models of Sustainability Todorov, Vladislav Marinova, Dora Anderssen, R.S. R.D. Braddock L.T.H. Newham classification sustainable development co-evolution sustainometrics The paper presents a general classification of the models being developed in the area of sustainability arguing that the existing models represent the historical conceptualisation of sustainability starting from environmental constraints and moving towards economic valuation and social behaviour and policies. Coupled with computer power, sophisticated models with a varying levels of complexity have also been developed (static/dynamic; local/global; specific/general). However as any model is a simplification of the complex reality, the main purpose of any sustainability modelling should be to allow for co-evolution to be represented, including the role of humans as sustainability guardians. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24684 The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand fulltext |
| spellingShingle | classification sustainable development co-evolution sustainometrics Todorov, Vladislav Marinova, Dora Models of Sustainability |
| title | Models of Sustainability |
| title_full | Models of Sustainability |
| title_fullStr | Models of Sustainability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Models of Sustainability |
| title_short | Models of Sustainability |
| title_sort | models of sustainability |
| topic | classification sustainable development co-evolution sustainometrics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24684 |