Environment Systems and Decisions

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Volume 35, issue 4, 2015

Application of systems modeling and risk assessment to address real-world decision-making challenges pp. 425-426

Z. A. Collier, J. H. Lambert and I. Linkov

Adaptation frameworks used by US decision-makers: a literature review pp. 427-436

Samuel A. Markolf, Kelly Klima and Terrence L. Wong

A multi-attribute decision-making approach to the selection of point-of-use water treatment pp. 437-452

Sheree A. Pagsuyoin, Joost R. Santos, Jana S. Latayan and John R. Barajas

Energy technology investments in competitive and regulatory environments pp. 453-471

Ekundayo Shittu, Geoffrey Parker and Xiaoyue Jiang

The promise of asymmetric interventions for addressing risks to environmental systems pp. 472-482

Victoria Campbell-Arvai and Joseph Arvai

Making a case for recycling biodegradable municipal waste pp. 483-489

Manfred Fehr and Cyntia Andrade Arantes

A systems thinking approach for enhancing adaptive capacity in small- and medium-sized enterprises: causal mapping of factors influencing environmental adaptation in Vietnam’s textile and garment industry pp. 490-503

Nga H. Nguyen, Robert J. S. Beeton and Anthony Halog

Percolation Model of insider threats to assess the optimum number of rules pp. 504-510

Jeremy Kepner, Vijay Gadepally and Pete Michaleas

Assessing cumulative effects of multiple activities in New England watersheds pp. 511-520

Christy M. Foran, Michael J. Narcisi, Amelia C. Bourne and Igor Linkov

Forecast for the use of alternative fuels in aviation under environmental constraints and volatile market conditions pp. 521-531

Aleksandar S. Jovanović, Peter Klimek and Flor A. Quintero

Volume 35, issue 3, 2015

Editorial pp. 315-316

Z. A. Collier, J. H. Lambert and I. Linkov

Human city and physical city: connecting the two by generating syntax-based urban configurations pp. 317-322

Abhijit Paul

Review of methods for sustainability appraisals in ship acquisition pp. 323-333

Dina Margrethe Aspen, Magnus Sparrevik and Annik Magerholm Fet

A review of the potential effects of suspended sediment on fishes: potential dredging-related physiological, behavioral, and transgenerational implications pp. 334-350

Michael E. Kjelland, Christa M. Woodley, Todd M. Swannack and David L. Smith

Analyzing the disruption resilience of bioenergy parks using dynamic inoperability input–output modeling pp. 351-362

Michael Francis D. Benjamin, Aristotle T. Ubando, Luis F. Razon and Raymond R. Tan

Application of a territorial soft system approach for conceptual modeling of an agroecosystem pp. 363-374

Jean-François Guay and Jean-Philippe Waaub

Assessment of potential health risks due to heavy metals through vegetable consumption in a tropical area irrigated by treated wastewater pp. 375-388

Preeti Verma, Madhoolika Agrawal and R. Sagar

Susceptibility assessment of urban tree species in Cambridge, MA, from future climatic extremes pp. 389-400

Christy M. Foran, Kelsie M. Baker, Michael J. Narcisi and Igor Linkov

The executive order in the United States: a policy tool used that has shaped environmental policy and decisions from Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama pp. 401-409

Kelly Tzoumis, Susan Bennett and Elizabeth Stoffel

Development and comparison of integrated river/reservoir models in the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint basin, USA pp. 410-423

S. Leitman and G. A. Kiker

Erratum to: Resilience to global food supply catastrophes pp. 424-424

Seth D. Baum, David C. Denkenberger, Joshua Pearce, Alan Robock and Richelle Winkler

Volume 35, issue 2, 2015

Concepts and approaches to resilience in a variety of governance and regulatory domains pp. 183-184

Igor Linkov, Sabrina Larkin and James H. Lambert

Benchmarking agency and organizational practices in resilience decision making pp. 185-195

Sabrina Larkin, Cate Fox-Lent, Daniel A. Eisenberg, Benjamin D. Trump, Sean Wallace, Colin Chadderton and Igor Linkov

Quantifying coastal system resilience for the US Army Corps of Engineers pp. 196-208

Julie Dean Rosati, Katherine Flynn Touzinsky and W. Jeff Lillycrop

A matrix approach to community resilience assessment: an illustrative case at Rockaway Peninsula pp. 209-218

Cate Fox-Lent, Matthew E. Bates and Igor Linkov

Risk management is not enough: a conceptual model for resilience and adaptation-based vulnerability assessments pp. 219-228

Nicole R. Sikula, James W. Mancillas, Igor Linkov and John A. McDonagh

Risk and resilience for unknown, unquantifiable, systemic, and unlikely/catastrophic threats pp. 229-236

Seth D. Baum

Developing resilience to naturally triggered disasters pp. 237-251

Timothy Davies

Towards disaster-resilient cities: an approach for setting priorities in infrastructure mitigation efforts pp. 252-263

Timothy L. McDaniels, Stephanie E. Chang, David Hawkins, Gerard Chew and Holly Longstaff

Integrated framework for the Relocation Potential Assessment of Coastal Communities (RPACC): application to Hurricane Sandy-affected areas pp. 264-278

Anamaria Bukvic

Defining resilience using probabilistic event trees pp. 279-290

Horia-Nicolai L. Teodorescu

Systems engineering framework for cyber physical security and resilience pp. 291-300

Daniel DiMase, Zachary A. Collier, Kenneth Heffner and Igor Linkov

Resilience to global food supply catastrophes pp. 301-313

Seth D. Baum, David C. Denkenberger, Joshua Pearce, Alan Robock and Richelle Winkler

Volume 35, issue 1, 2015

A development-based approach to global climate policy pp. 1-10

Susan Spierre Clark, Thomas P. Seager and Evan Selinger

Climate variability and the sensitivity of downstream temperature to treated wastewater discharge: a simulation analysis pp. 11-21

Mary T. Huisenga and William R. Travis

Nanotechnology: promoting innovation through analysis and governance pp. 22-23

Igor Linkov, Margaret H. Kurth, Danail Hristozov and Jeffrey M. Keisler

Engaging stakeholders in nano-EHS risk governance pp. 24-28

Jacqueline A. Isaacs, Carol Lynn Alpert, Matthew Bates, Christopher J. Bosso, Matthew J. Eckelman, Igor Linkov and William C. Walker

Review of decision analytic tools for sustainable nanotechnology pp. 29-41

Vrishali Subramanian, Elena Semenzin, Danail Hristozov, Esther Zondervan- van den Beuken, Igor Linkov and Antonio Marcomini

A relative ranking approach for nano-enabled applications to improve risk-based decision making: a case study of Army materiel pp. 42-53

Khara D. Grieger, Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, Eric S. Money, Mark W. Widder, William H. Schalie, Stephen M. Beaulieu and Donna Womack

Supporting decision-making for sustainable nanotechnology pp. 54-75

Ineke Malsch, Vrishali Subramanian, Elena Semenzin, Danail Hristozov and Antonio Marcomini

Data dialogues: critical connections for designing and implementing future nanomaterial research pp. 76-87

Christina M. Powers, Khara D. Grieger, Christian Beaudrie, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, J. Michael Davis, Amy Wang, Christie M. Sayes, Margaret MacDonell and Jeffrey S. Gift

Nanomaterial risk screening: a structured approach to aid decision making under uncertainty pp. 88-109

Christian E. H. Beaudrie, Milind Kandlikar, Robin Gregory, Graham Long and Tim Wilson

Broadening our view on nanomaterials: highlighting potentials to contribute to a sustainable materials management in preliminary assessments pp. 110-128

Henning Wigger, Till Zimmermann and Christian Pade

Re-thinking the ethics of dual-use research of concern on transmissible pathogens pp. 129-132

C. Raina MacIntyre

Causality relationships between renewable energy, nuclear energy and economic growth in France pp. 133-142

Mounir Ben Mbarek, Racha Khairallah and Rochdi Feki

Inventory of ethnobotanicals and other systematic procedures for regional conservation of medicinal and sacred plants pp. 143-156

Vijay V. Wagh and Ashok K. Jain

Energy-efficient homes and mortgage risk: crossing the chasm at last? pp. 157-168

Andrew R. Sanderford, George A. Overstreet, Peter A. Beling and Kanshukan Rajaratnam

Offensive cyber-weapons: technical, legal, and strategic aspects pp. 169-182

Amit K. Maitra

Volume 34, issue 4, 2014

Tools and strategies for climate change decision making pp. 471-472

Zachary A. Collier, Igor Linkov and James H. Lambert

Out of the Land of Oz: the importance of tackling wicked environmental problems without taming them pp. 473-477

Cynthia H. Stahl

When decision-making processes fail: an argument for robust climate adaptation planning in the face of uncertainty pp. 478-491

Annika Styczynski, Jedamiah Wolf, Somdatta Tah and Arnab Bose

Analysis of drought risk management strategies using dynamic inoperability input–output modeling and event tree analysis pp. 492-506

Joost R. Santos, Sheree T. Pagsuyoin, Lucia C. Herrera, Raymond R. Tan and Krista D. Yu

Acclimate—a model for economic damage propagation. Part 1: basic formulation of damage transfer within a global supply network and damage conserving dynamics pp. 507-524

Robert Bierkandt, Leonie Wenz, Sven Norman Willner and Anders Levermann

Acclimate—a model for economic damage propagation. Part II: a dynamic formulation of the backward effects of disaster-induced production failures in the global supply network pp. 525-539

Leonie Wenz, Sven Norman Willner, Robert Bierkandt and Anders Levermann

Climate and other scenarios disrupt priorities in several management perspectives pp. 540-554

Haowen You, Elizabeth B. Connelly, James H. Lambert and Andres F. Clarens

Spatial interpolation of climatic variables in a predominantly arid region with complex topography pp. 555-563

Kamal Ahmed, Shamsuddin Shahid and Sobri Bin Harun

Potential effects of climate change on global security pp. 564-577

Donald J. Wuebbles, Aman Chitkara and Clay Matheny

Ten strategies to systematically exploit all options to cope with anthropogenic climate change pp. 578-590

Frauke Hoss, Kelly Klima and Paul Fischbeck

Public perceptions of local flood risk and the role of climate change pp. 591-599

Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi and M. Granger Morgan

Adaptation decision-making in the Nordic countries: assessing the potential for joint action pp. 600-611

S. Juhola, M. E. Goodsite, M. Davis, R. J. T. Klein, B. Davídsdóttir, R. Atlason, M. Landauer, B.-O. Linnér, T.-S. Neset, E. Glaas, Gunnar Eskeland and A. Gammelgaard Ballantyne

Volume 34, issue 3, 2014

Introduction to the inaugural general issue of environment systems and decisions pp. 367-368

Igor Linkov, James H. Lambert and Zachary A. Collier

Environment models and decisions pp. 369-372

Jeffrey Keisler and Igor Linkov

Does adding more lettuce make a hamburger truly green? A metaphor behind the green movement paradigm in designing cities pp. 373-377

Abhijit Paul, Paul F. Downton, Enoch Okoli, Jit K. Gupta and Mark Tirpak

Risk and resilience lessons from Venice pp. 378-382

Igor Linkov, Cate Fox-Lent, Jeffrey Keisler, Stefano Della Sala and Jorg Sieweke

The discrepant epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) pp. 383-390

C. Raina MacIntyre

A risk index methodology for potentially polluting marine sites pp. 391-405

Giuseppe Masetti and Brian Calder

A multi-instance learning approach to filtering images for presentation to analysts pp. 406-416

Mihnea Birisan and Peter A. Beling

Protecting asset value and driving performance with a dynamic, risk-based contingency fund pp. 417-424

C. W. Mauelshagen, S. J. T. Pollard, D. Owen, S. Herndlhofer, P. Firth, J. McKenna, N. Bingley and P. Jenson

Uncovering lines of evidence hidden in complex problems: using conceptual models to inform ecosystem-based management of the Missouri River cottonwoods pp. 425-442

Kelly A. Burks-Copes and Gregory A. Kiker

Critical reflections on municipal risk and vulnerability analyses as decision support tools: the role of regulation regimes pp. 443-455

Kirsti Russell Vastveit, Kerstin Eriksson and Ove Njå

Design of fuzzy synthetic evaluation model for air quality assessment pp. 456-469

A. K. Gorai, Kanchan, A. Upadhyay and P. Goyal

Volume 34, issue 2, 2014

Expertise processes in risk assessment and management: How to improve their governance and their conduct? pp. 181-182

Myriam Merad

Experts under the microscope: the Wivenhoe Dam case pp. 183-193

Sarah Maslen and Jan Hayes

Learning from the BP Deepwater Horizon accident: risk analysis of human and organizational factors in negative pressure test pp. 194-207

Maryam Tabibzadeh and Najmedin Meshkati

Using participation to create resilience: how to involve citizens in designing a hospital system? pp. 208-223

Gisela Wachinger, Ortwin Renn, Sarah-Kristina Wist, Sinika-Marie Steinhilber and Ulrike Triemer

Structuring international development decisions: confronting trade-offs between land use and community development in Costa Rica pp. 224-236

Joseph Árvai, Delanie Kellon, Ramón León, Robin Gregory and Robert Richardson

A practical methodology for information fusion in presence of uncertainty: application to the analysis of a nuclear benchmark pp. 237-248

Jean Baccou and Eric Chojnacki

Calculating nuclear accident probabilities from empirical frequencies pp. 249-258

Minh Ha-Duong and Venance Journé

Expertise, safety, reliability, and decision making: practical industrial experience pp. 259-276

André Lannoy and Henri Procaccia

Decision process in large-scale crisis management pp. 277-287

D. Kamissoko, P. Zaraté and F. Pérès

How to manage natural risks in mountain areas in a context of imperfect information? New frameworks and paradigms for expert assessments and decision-making pp. 288-311

Jean-Marc Tacnet, Jean Dezert, Corinne Curt, Mireille Batton-Hubert and Eric Chojnacki

Consumption, waste and (un)sustainable development: reflections on the Dutch holiday of Queen’s day pp. 312-322

Helen Kopnina

Perspective on multi-scale assets for clean energy technologies in buildings pp. 323-325

Scott Sklar

Drivers of agricultural sustainability in developing countries: a review pp. 326-341

Luong Van Pham and Carl Smith

Environmental system management and governance needs in a developing country pp. 342-357

Khalid Md. Bahauddin

Analysis of characteristics, activities, and exposure to vermin of human landfill scavengers in a developing nation pp. 358-365

Ernest Kimbugwe and Olurominiyi O. Ibitayo

Volume 34, issue 1, 2014

Value of information: facilitating targeted information acquisition in decision processes pp. 1-2

Jeffrey M. Keisler

Value of information analysis: the state of application pp. 3-23

Jeffrey M. Keisler, Zachary A. Collier, Eric Chu, Nina Sinatra and Igor Linkov

On the sensitivity of the value of information to risk aversion in two-action decision problems pp. 24-37

Zhengwei Sun and Ali E. Abbas

Buying price of event information in two-action decision problems pp. 38-48

Niyazi Onur Bakır and Georgia-Ann Klutke

Research prioritization using hypothesis maps pp. 49-59

Alan Masinter, Mitchell Small and Elizabeth Casman

The role of scientific studies in building consensus in environmental decision making: a coral reef example pp. 60-87

Amanda P. Rehr, Mitchell J. Small, Paul S. Fischbeck, Patricia Bradley and William S. Fisher

Estimating expected value of information using Bayesian belief networks: a case study in fish consumption advisory pp. 88-97

Patrycja L. Gradowska and Roger Cooke

Value of information for climate observing systems pp. 98-109

Roger Cooke, Bruce A. Wielicki, David F. Young and Martin G. Mlynczak

Applying value of information methods to prioritize elements for water quality management with an example of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in the Yodo River, Japan pp. 110-123

Anh Hoang Le, Akihiro Tokai and Toyohiko Nakakubo

A geophysical perspective of value of information: examples of spatial decisions for groundwater sustainability pp. 124-133

Whitney J. Trainor-Guitton

Risk-based standards: integrating top–down and bottom–up approaches pp. 134-137

Igor Linkov, Elke Anklam, Zachary A. Collier, Daniel DiMase and Ortwin Renn

Design of a standardized geo-database for risk monitoring of potentially polluting marine sites pp. 138-149

Giuseppe Masetti and Brian Calder

Nonparametric estimation of petroleum accident risk to improve environmental protection pp. 150-159

Kenneth David Strang and Roy L. Nersesian

Cost-benefit and systems analysis of passively ventilated solar greenhouses for food production in arid and semi-arid regions pp. 160-167

N. L. Panwar, Surendra Kothari and S. C. Kaushik

Water distribution system failure: a framework for forensic analysis pp. 168-179

M. Shafiqul Islam, Rehan Sadiq, Manuel J. Rodriguez, Homayoun Najjaran, Alex Francisque and Mina Hoorfar