CEV427 Analysis of Environmental Systems

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• We are going to use EDESTEK provided by UZEM of Kocaeli University.
  • All the students enrolled to the course will be added to the course account on EDESTEK.
  • In order to access EDESTEK, use this link.
  • In order to get technical information regarding EDESTEK, use this link.

Fall 2022 Syllabus

Textbooks:

• Modeling the Environment, 2nd Ed., 2009. Andrew Ford. (AF2)

References:

• Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems. 2000. Micheal L. Deaton & James J. Winebrake. Springer. (DW)
• Thinking in Systems: A Primer. 2008. Donella H. Meadows. (DM)
• System Dynamics: System Feedback Modeling for Policy Analysis, 2002. Yaman Barlas. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), UNESCO Publishing, Paris-Oxford. (YB)
• Modeling the Environment, 1st Ed., 1999. Andrew Ford. (AF1)

Web Resources:

• Stockholm Resilience Centre
• The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020
• SDGAcademyX
• co2now.org
• COP24 Katowice
• Insight Maker
• Statista

LECTURE NOTES

Week 1 (Sep-20) – Introduction to the course

Introduction: The Systems Lens (DM)

Week 2 (Sep-27) – Introduction to Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems

Introduction (Chapter 1 in AF2)

Overview (Chapter 1 in AF1)

Introduction (Section 1 in YB)

Review of Exponential Growth (Appendix B in AF2)

The Basics (Chapter 1 in DM)

Dynamic Problems and Systemic Feedback Perspective (Section 2 in YB)

Week 3 (Oct-4) – Introduction to System Dynamics Simulations Software

Software for System Dynamics Simulations (Chapter 2 and Appendix C in AF2)

Week 4 (Oct-11) – Stocks and Flows & Review of Units

Stocks and Flows: The Building Blocks of System Dynamics Models (Chapter 3 in AF2)

Review of Units (Appendix A in AF2)

Week 5 (Oct-18) – Numerical Simulation of Dynamic System Models

Accumulating the Flows (Chapter 4 in AF2)

Week 6 (Oct-25) – Case Study I (Water Flows in the Mono Basin)

Water Flows in the Mono Basin (Chapter 5 in AF2)

Week 7 (Nov-1) – Equilibrium Diagrams

Equilibrium Diagrams (Chapter 6 in AF2)

Week 8 (Nov-8) – S-Shaped Growth

S-Shaped Growth (Chapter 7 in AF2)

Week 9 (Nov 15) – Case Study II (Modeling Mobile Source Air Pollution Inventories)

Modeling Mobile Source Air Pollution Inventories (Chapter 7 in DW)

Week 10 (Nov 22) – Epidemic Dynamics

Epidemic Dynamics (Chapter 8 in AF2)

Strategies for Analyzing and Using Environmental Systems Models (Chapter 3 in DW)

Week 11 (Nov 29) – Causal Loop Diagrams

Information Feedback and Causal Loop Diagrams (Chapter 9 in AF2)

Week 12 (Dec 6) – Homeostasis

Homeostasis (Chapter 10 in AF2)

Week 13 (Dec 13) – Coupling between the biota and its environment

Temperature Control on Daisyworld (Chapter 11 AF2)

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