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I am working with a small group of students from the
Humphrey Institute of the Univ. of Minn. and some engineers
interested in system dynamics. We have chosen Checklands
soft system methodology as a way to capture a human activity
system which we will describe as a causal loop model and
then use Vensim to simulate. For our area of concern
crime prevention in the community of at-risk youth has been
chosen. Are list members aware of any work in this area
that we can refer to? All replies are appreciated!

Curt McNamara (c.mcnamara@ieee.org)

References that may be of interest :
"Soft Systems Dynamics Methodology (SSDM) : A Tool for
Social Systems Analysis and Design" by Ricardo Rodriguez-Ulloa
Published in Proceedings of the 43rd Meeting of the International
Society for the Systems Sciences

http://www.preventingcrime.org

Hi Curt,

do take a look at:

Lane, D.C. and Oliva, R. 1998. The greater whole: Towards a synthesis of
system dynamics and soft systems methodology, European Journal of
Operational Research (107)1: 214-235

Jac
From: Jac Vennix <J.Vennix@maw.kun.nl>