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Hello to everyone! We are solving a particular problem at the ED SIG through the SDsustain discussion list, for which I act as the moderator. So far, Bill Braun has volunteered to host on his website all the diagrams (CLD and SFD) that we may produce in the group, as well as full models in a variety...

Dear friends, Kim Warren's recent enquiry on the dynamics of global warming created a few responses on the general SDS listserv. In one of them, Drew Jones was inviting Kim, and anyone else interested, to an informal discussion. Since we have (a) a special discussion list for these subjects, the &qu...

Dear friends, I came upon a handy little book on philosophy of science that I think might interest most of you. The reference is: Okasha, Samir (2002) Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press A subject of direct interest to SD would be Chapter 3, ""...

Dear SDS community, Thanks to VP Publications, Deborah Andersen, and some experimentation and discussions within its Editorial Board, the Environmental Dynamics SIG has fixed its publication focus on the following three ""core"" elements: (a) a WEBSITE, which serves as the Group'...

Dear friends, I have the pleasure to announce a new discussion listserv on Environmental Impact Dynamics, which has been created in the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA, www.iaia.org). The listserv is already functional, but it might not appear on the website yet (this depends o...

Dear friends, In continuation of a previous communication, I have the pleasure to announce that the "Interact" project is now open to the community for participation. More information is available at the projects site (http://home.utad.pt/~tasso/interact), and particularly in the "Con...

Happy new year for all! Here are two brief announcements: (1) An "impact dynamics" special interest section is being set up at the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), to explore the mechanisms behind environmental impacts. More at: http://www.iaia.org (2) A new software...

4 Dear friends, here is a summary of the solutions gathered so far, regarding running System Dynamics software on Linux (Intel) platforms. 1. SIMILE - http://simulistics.com - SD software - information contributed by Chris Johnson <cjj@ifpeople.net> 2. SIMPACK - http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~fishwick/sim...

Dear Peter, thanks for bringing up the issue - particularly with your interest in spatial modelling. Andy Fords book contains some exploration with space in one of the appendices [Ford, A. (1999) Modeling the Environment: an Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling of Environmental Systems. Island P...

Dear ED SIG members, and SDS community in general: 1. UPDATES: Please, note that this is the LAST ED SIG Update posted at the general SDS Listserv. Future ED SIG Updates shall be restricted to the SDsustain Listserv - which is ED SIGs official communication medium - so that people do not receive the...

Dear SDS members, After visiting and discussing with several colleagues in Bergen, I came home with a clear idea that I would like to share with you: the thematic SIGs and Chapters seem to be the "road to fame" for System Dynamics. Most scientific journals focus on applications rather than...

Dear friends, (1) My email is functional again, so we can continue with the ED SIG business as usual. Please, remember that the ED SIG discussions normally pass through the SDsustain list (more info at the ED SIG website), and that the Editorial Board may hold restricted discussions through a specia...

1. Great many thanks to Nan Lux (VP Chapters), Roberta Spences (Executive Director), the Policy Council members, and all their SDS members for their support to the ED SIG launch. 2. We are currently waiting for the approval of the websites URL by the SDS webmaster, Jack Pugh. 3. Re [Original ED SIG ...

Dear Jim, I have been following your excellent pieces of advice to Martin, and I would like to ask you two things: 1. Would you be interested in organizing and publishing this advice in the brand-new modelling site "Environmental Dynamics Vitrine" (www.utad.pt/ed/vitrine)? They would fit p...

Dear SDS members, the website of the brand-new Environmental Dynamics Special Interest Group (ED SIG) of the System Dynamics Society is under construction. The URL is to be announced shortly. The first two databases to be built are human resources and published or registered work. Therefore: (a) if ...

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the System Dynamics Societys Special Interest Group in Environmental Dynamics was given the green light to commence its activities. Further details will follow in a new message. Best regards, Anastassios Perdicoulis From: Anastassios Perdicoulis <tasso@...

Just a couple of points on the general discussion about the Ecological Footprint of Humanity: 1. The name "Ecological Footprint" is a metaphor (alternative expressions: environmental impact, environmental effects, etc.), and it may be somewhat illustrative. However, it becomes confusing, i...

Dear friends, I would like to introduce the first issue to be discussed in the ED SIG: the groups activities and instruments. Please, find the details in the Activities page of the ED SIG (http://www.utad.pt/ed/sig/administration/activities.html). Best regards, Tasso Perdicoulis From: Anastassios Pe...

Hello to Martin, and to all the SD community The new Environmental Dynamics group (www.utad.pt/ed) is handling this sort of models. The model collection will be launched shortly after the 24th of June, although I dont think there is any "country"-level model yet. For more inquiries, please...

Dear colleagues, The website of the Environmental Dynamics Special Interest Group (ED SIG) of the SDS is accessible at http://www.utad.pt/ed/sig The SDS webmaster, Jack Pugh, is going to link the ED SIGs website from within the Societys site in the near future. Those interested may save the bookmark...