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Integrated assessment modeling is gaining favor in several countries as a way of informing policy processes. Examining modeling styles and assumptions from the viewpoint of policy making, this paper, following Rotmans (1998), distinguishes between “supply” models and “demand” models, treating supply models as “curiosity motivated” and demand models as examples of “missionoriented” science (Funtowicz and Ravetz, 1997). Models can be understood as communicative devices, similar to languages. A case study, based on research on the management of Lake Lanier in Northeastern Georgia, illustrates how failures of communication inhibit policy development. Competing interest groups employ differing mental models. A demand model might improve communication and cooperation by creating a shared model that clarifies these differences.
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Norton, B.G. (2002). Building Demand Models to Improve Environmental Policy Process. In: Magnani, L., Nersessian, N.J. (eds) Model-Based Reasoning. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0605-8_11
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