Introduction to the inaugural issue of environment systems and decisions

摘要

On behalf of the Editorial Board, we welcome readers to the inaugural issue of the Springer journal Environment Systems and Decisions. Updating the tradition of The Environmentalist (1981-2012), Environment Systems and Decisions will feature a revised scope focused on integra-tive decision making for environmental, social, technological, and economic systems. While many decision-oriented journals continue to focus on particular theories or methods, Environment Systems and Decisions will have an applied, systems-wide orientation. The topics will span a variety of industry, government, and military application domains with the utilization of decision analysis, systems analysis, risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, resilience analysis, policy analysis, environmental analysis, economic analysis, engineering, and the social sciences.