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Simulation Modeling for Watershed Management

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Authors:
  1. James Westervelt

    1. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. History, Theory, and Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Characterizing Watershed and Landscape Management

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Challenges of Management and Modeling

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      Pages 9-26

    4. Perspectives in Ecological Modeling and Simulation

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      Pages 27-40

    5. Perspectives in Hydrologic Modeling and Simulation

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      Pages 41-49

  3. Choosing Models and Modeling Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Questions Addressed with Single-Discipline Simulation Models

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      Pages 53-62

    3. Questions Addressed with Multidiscipline Simulation Models

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      Pages 63-71

    4. Creating New Models

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      Pages 72-80

    5. Coordinating Large-Scale, Interdisciplinary Watershed Modeling

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      Pages 81-96

    6. Analyzing Alternatives

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      Pages 97-102

    7. Who Develops and Runs the Models?

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      Pages 103-106

    8. Error and Uncertainty Analysis

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      Pages 107-113

    9. Model Evaluation Guidelines

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      Pages 114-130

  4. An Integrated Watershed Modeling and Simulation Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-132
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    2. Approaches to Future Model Integration

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      Pages 133-142

    3. Design Philosophies

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      Pages 143-148

    4. Watershed Manager’s View

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      Pages 149-153

    5. Modeler’s View

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      Pages 154-168
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About this book

Simulation models enable land and watershed managers to make precise, authoritative determinations about the affects of various changes on the environment over time. This book discusses the role of modeling in the management process and gives an overview of state-of-the-art modeling applications. The first chapters provide background on the benefits and costs of modeling and on the ecological basis of models, using historical applications as examples. The second section of the book describes the latest models from a wide selection of environmental disciplines. Since management frequently requires the integration of knowledge from many different areas, both single discipline and multidiscipline models are discussed in detail. The author emphasizes the importance of understanding the issues and alternatives in choosing, applying, and evaluating models. Land and watershed managers as well as students of forestry, park management, regional planing and agriculture will find this book a thorough and practical introduction to all aspects of modeling.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

    James Westervelt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Simulation Modeling for Watershed Management

  • Authors: James Westervelt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0197-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98893-1Published: 15 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6561-0Published: 17 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0197-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 190

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, Mathematical and Computational Biology

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