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- Mental Modeling provides an easy-to-read, user-oriented introduction to mental models research and Mental Modeling TechnologyTM
- Mental models are powerful influences human behavior. The book offers insight from the developers and most experienced application professionals of a widely proven methodology for understanding and influencing human judgment, decision making and behavior
- The case studies show examples of the methodological concepts in their application context. It is one of the most comprehensive collections of cases focused on government needs of any similar qualitative analysis approach. Finally, it presents an introduction to software tools and tutorials that enable readers to use the approach for their own research needs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Risk, Systems and Decisions (RSD)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Mental Modeling Approach
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Applications at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
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Applications in Other Contexts and Industries
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Mental Modeling Software Support
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Back Matter
About this book
The case studies show examples of the methodological concepts in their application context. It is one of the most comprehensive collections of cases focused on government needs of any similar qualitative analysis approach. Finally, it presents an introduction to software tools and tutorials that enable readers to use the approach for their own research needs.
Authors and Affiliations
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Carnegie Mellon University, Concord, USA
Matthew D. Wood, Igor Linkov
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Decision. Partners Inc., Decision Partners, LLC, Mississauga, USA
Sarah Thorne
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Decision Partners, LLC, Pittsburgh, USA
Daniel Kovacs, Gordon Butte
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mental Modeling Approach
Book Subtitle: Risk Management Application Case Studies
Authors: Matthew D. Wood, Sarah Thorne, Daniel Kovacs, Gordon Butte, Igor Linkov
Series Title: Risk, Systems and Decisions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6616-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6614-1Published: 10 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8251-6Published: 06 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6616-5Published: 09 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2626-6717
Series E-ISSN: 2626-6725
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 261
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Simulation and Modeling, Energy Policy, Economics and Management