Improving strategic planning with pathway analysis

As a result of human impacts on the natural world, our societies may have to profoundly transform many of the systems that affect our everyday lives – especially our energy, food, and transportation systems. As these systems are complex and interconnected, it is difficult to foresee how they might behave as they change, and how changes might be brought about. To help face these challenges, my research develops computer models of societies and studies how they behave. This project focuses on improving the computational methodology that I use to model and study the behaviour of societies. By the end of the project, I will have helped to improve the methodology and make it more user-friendly. In addition, I will have gleaned insights into how societies might behave, which will be useful for developing strategic plans for managing complex changes in our societies.

Faculty Supervisor:

Vanessa Schweizer

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Partner:

Universität Stuttgart

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

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