Models of Sustainability

Todorov, Vladislav; Marinova, Dora

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Authors

Todorov, Vladislav

Marinova, Dora

Date

2009

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Todorov, V.I. and Marinova, D. 2009. Models of Sustainability, in Anderssen, R.S. and Braddock, R.D. and Newham, L.T.H. (ed), MODSIM 2009 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Jul 13 2009. Cairns, QLD: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ).

Source Title

Proceedings of MODSIM 2009 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation

Source Conference

MODSIM 2009 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation

ISBN

978-0-9758400-7-8

School

Sustainable Policy Institute (CUSP)

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URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24684

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The paper presents a general classification of the models being developed in the area of sustainability arguing that the existing models represent the historical conceptualisation of sustainability starting from environmental constraints and moving towards economic valuation and social behaviour and policies. Coupled with computer power, sophisticated models with a varying levels of complexity have also been developed (static/dynamic; local/global; specific/general). However as any model is a simplification of the complex reality, the main purpose of any sustainability modelling should be to allow for co-evolution to be represented, including the role of humans as sustainability guardians.