Land Use, Energy Flow, and Decision Making in Human Society. Volume 1: Overview of Project

摘要

The volume presents an overview of a research project to develop simulation models of land use and energy flow in human society, with special attention to the State of California. The models are developed in an attempt to quantify the effects of alternative policy options available to decision makers. Significant results and problems, interaction with user groups, and summaries of the various projects and models under development are given. These include: overall philosophy and discussion of management policies; regional modeling, consisting of city-county level models, air basin and water shed models, statewide and utility service district models; global modeling, involving world dynamics and the global climatic impact of fossil fuel use; and institutional analyses.