A tiered, system-of-systems modeling framework for resolving complex socio-environmental policy issues

Little, John C.; Hester, Erich T.; Elsawah, Sondoss; Filz, George M.; Sandu, Adrian; Carey, Cayelan C.; Iwanaga, Takuya; Jakeman, Anthony J.

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.11.011

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“…The environmental health of children is influenced by a system of interdependent environmental and social systems, which can collectively be thought of as a complex socioenvironmental system (CSES). In general, to address problems associated with any CSES, we need to elicit and integrate knowledge and assumptions across a range of systems, informing approaches that take into account the complex and uncertain nature of the individual systems and their interdependencies [ 17 ].…”

Section: A Systems Approach To Evaluate Impacts Of Chemicals On Chmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When managing complex socioenvironmental problems, we need a goal, which can be thought of as a supreme orienter [ 52 ], with possible examples including sustainability, resilience, human health, and ecosystem health [ 17 , 53 ]. The supreme orienter captures the essence of the desired goal and may be characterized by several basic orienters.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Progress toward achieving the goal is assessed by comparing the operational orienters (the desired state of the CSES) to the associated indicators (the actual state of the CSES) and evaluating the extent of orienter satisfaction. This orienter-based approach provides a flexible and systematic method that can be expanded and adjusted as systems are added to the CSES [ 17 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They advocated for the need to address inherent complexities across four dimensions of existence: Material, biological, cultural, and social. Little et al [ 17 ] proposed a modeling framework that enabled the integration of complex information across multiple social, economic, and environmental systems. The goal of each proposal was to extend the scope of considerations that support robust policy decisions and actions.…”

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Children’s Environmental Health: A Systems Approach for Anticipating Impacts from Chemicals

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Increasing numbers of chemicals are on the market and present in consumer products. Emerging evidence on the relationship between environmental contributions and prevalent diseases suggests associations between early-life exposure to manufactured chemicals and a wide range of children’s health outcomes. Using current assessment methodologies, public health and chemical management decisionmakers face challenges in evaluating and anticipating the potential impacts of exposure to chemicals on children’s health in the broader context of their physical (built and natural) and social environments. Here, we consider a systems approach to address the complexity of children’s environmental health and the role of exposure to chemicals during early life, in the context of nonchemical stressors, on health outcomes. By advancing the tools for integrating this more complex information, the scope of considerations that support chemical management decisions can be extended to include holistic impacts on children’s health.

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“…To achieve sustainable urban design, it is necessary to look at a city holistically (Pandit et al, 2017); building an understanding of many interdependencies and operational risks inherent within urban built, natural and social systems. Viewing a city as a 'system of systems' (Kotov, 1999;Little et al, 2019) presents a significant challenge, but one which can be addressed through systems thinking (see Keating et al, 2003;Williams et al, 2017). In this work we apply systems thinking as an engineering approach which provides a framework for integrated analysis of land and building systems that require stakeholders' coordination, and can help decision-makers achieve objectives of the system as a whole (Pandit et al, 2017;Whyte et al, 2020).…”

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An Urban Planning Sustainability Framework: Systems Approach to Blue Green Urban Design

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The climate emergency and population growth are challenging water security and sustainable urban design in cities worldwide. Sustainable urban development is crucial to minimise pressures on the natural environment and on existing urban infrastructure systems, including water, energy, and land. These pressures are particularly evident in London, which is considered highly vulnerable to water shortages and floods and where there has been a historical shortage of housing. However, the impacts of urban growth on environmental management and protection are complex and difficult to evaluate. In addition, there is a disconnection between the policy and decision-making processes as to what comprises a sustainable urban development project. Here we present a systems-based Urban Planning Sustainability Framework (UPSUF) that integrates sustainability evaluation, design solutions and planning system process. One of the features of this master planning framework is the spatial representation of the urban development in a Geographical Information System to create an operational link between design solutions and evaluation metrics. UPSUF moves from an initial baseline scenario to a sustainable urban development design, incorporating the requirements of governance and regulatory bodies, as well as those of the end-users. It evaluates the impact on the built and the natural environments through the concept of urban ecosystem services, and makes the This is a pre-print of manuscript submitted for peer-review at Sustainable Cities and Society journal 2 process for sustainable design more accurate and reliable. Ultimately, UPSUF has the potential to facilitate partnership and constructive dialogue between the public and the private sectors.

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Deriving secondary traits of industry 4.0: A comparative analysis of significant maturity models

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The potential of Industry 4.0 concept is represented by increased productivity, improved cost efficiency, or higher product attractiveness. The adoption of this concept is related to a high number of challenges and risks. A possible solution to address these challenges and risks is the adoption or implementation of this concept using the maturity models. The maturity models use various approaches to Industry 4.0 with concepts and procedures varying in every maturity model. However, there still exist divergences in terms of their impact on the organizational units. This research conducts the comparative analysis of significant maturity models to identify generally shared traits of Industry 4.0 that are common to the majority of the analyzed maturity models. In addition, it discusses the impact of Industry 4.0 on the business informatics unit in organizations.

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A tiered, system-of-systems modeling framework for resolving complex socio-environmental policy issues

Cited by 53 publications

References 126 publications

Children’s Environmental Health: A Systems Approach for Anticipating Impacts from Chemicals

Children’s Environmental Health: A Systems Approach for Anticipating Impacts from Chemicals

An Urban Planning Sustainability Framework: Systems Approach to Blue Green Urban Design

Deriving secondary traits of industry 4.0: A comparative analysis of significant maturity models

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