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Environmental modelling

Tobias Krueger (author)

Chapter of: The Field Guide to Mixing Social and Biophysical Methods in Environmental Research(pp. 461–468)

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Title	Environmental modelling
Contributor	Tobias Krueger (author)
DOI	https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0418.26
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License	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	Tobias Krueger;
Publisher	Open Book Publishers
Published on	2025-02-25
Long abstract	Environmental modelling represents environmental processes using mathematical equations and eventually computer programmes. These models allow virtual experiments on a system to gain understanding of its dynamics and to predict system behaviour, which are useful for research, policy and practice. A model, however, is never neutral but always reproduces particular disciplinary norms, habits and political, economic and technical contexts.
Page range	pp. 461–468
Print length	8 pages
Language	English (Original)

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