This book demonstrates how mathematical models constructed in system
dynamics modelling platforms, such as Vensim, can be used for long-term
management of environmental change.
It is divided into two sections, with the first dedicated to theory,
where the theory of co-evolutionary modelling and its use in the system
dynamics model platform is developed. The book takes readers through the
steps in the modelling process, different validation tools applicable to
these types of models and different growth specification, as well as how
to curve fit using numerical methods in Vensim. Section 2 comprises of a
collection of applied case studies, including fisheries, game theory and
wildlife management. The book concludes with lessons from the use of
co-evolutionary models for long-term natural resource management.
The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of
environmental economics, natural resource management, system dynamics,
ecological modelling and bioeconomics.