Why regional studies are needed in the development of full-scale integrated assessment modelling of global change processes

William E. Easterling

doi:10.1016/S0959-3780(97)00016-2

Why regional studies are needed in the development of full-scale integrated assessment modelling of global change processes

William E. Easterling

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Full-scale Integrated assessment models (IAMs) allow many components of the global climate change problem to be examined in one framework. The chief advantage of the IAM approach over less complete modelling frameworks is that the socio-economic and environmental consequences of policy choices aimed at abating or adapting to climate change can be evaluated in their totality. However, the highly aggregate functional forms that IAMs currently embed are lacking in sufficient regional and sectoral detail to be totally credible. In this paper, ten reasons why regional studies are needed in support of the development of full-scale IAMs are given. A strategic cyclical scaling exercise involving regional and global integrated modelling frameworks is proposed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	337-356
Number of pages	20
Journal	Global Environmental Change
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-3780(97)00016-2
State	Published - Dec 1997

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Global and Planetary Change
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