In this paper we discuss the use of system dynamics as a methodology with which to
address dynamically complex problems in water resources management. Problems in …

Abstract System dynamics, systems thinking, and soft operations research (soft OR) all
aspire to understanding and improvement of systems. In all, the first step interprets the real …

Building models directly with client groups has become increasingly common in the field of
system dynamics. For the past nine years, the modeling group at the University at Albany …

Ongoing research at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy is focusing on
strategies for efficient and effective model building in groups. The intent is to involve a …

The need for integrated methodological framework for sustainability assessment has been
widely discussed and is urgent due to increasingly complex environmental system …

This research explores opinions about best practices in system dynamics modeling elicited
from a distinguished group of experts in the field. We address three questions: What do …

This paper presents a review of the criticisms of system dynamics and assesses the validity
of these against recent findings in the field. The authors survey the literature critical of …

Objective In 2020, we developed a public health decision‐support model for mitigating the
spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections in Australia and New Zealand. Having demonstrated its …

Background The UK government has an ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions from
the housing stock through energy efficiency improvements. This single policy goal is a …

As a field, system dynamics has made more progress in developing formal model evaluation
methods that use quantitative data than ones that use qualitative data. This article describes …