Mental Modeling Approach

1. An Introduction to Mental Modeling
Matthew D. Wood, Sarah Thorne, Daniel Kovacs, Gordon Butte, Igor Linkov

Part I. The Mental Modeling Approach

2. Mental Modeling Research Technical Approach
Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte, Daniel Kovacs, Matthew D. Wood

3. Science of Mental Modeling
Matthew D. Wood, Igor Linkov

Part II. Applications at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

4. Flood Risk Management
Matthew D. Wood, Igor Linkov, Daniel Kovacs, Gordon Butte

5. Adaptive Management for Climate Change
Matthew D. Wood, Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte, Igor Linkov, Daniel Kovacs

6. Technology Infusion and Marketing
Matthew D. Wood, Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte

Part III. Applications in Other Contexts and Industries

7. Farmers’ Decision Making to Avoid Drug Residues in Dairy Cows: A Mental Modeling Case Study
Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte

8. Influence of the CHEMM Tool on Planning, Preparedness, and Emergency Response to Hazardous Chemical Exposures: A Customized Strategic Communications Process Based on Mental Modeling
Daniel Kovacs, Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte

9. The Chamber of Mines of South Africa Leading Practice Adoption System
John Stewart, Gordon Butte

10. Conducting Effective Outreach with Community Stakeholders About Biosolids: A Customized Strategic Risk Communications Process™ Based on Mental Modeling
Sara Eggers, Sarah Thorne

11. Using Mental Modeling to Systematically Build Community Support for New Coal Technologies for Electricity Generation
Sarah Thorne, Megan Young

12. Saving Lives from a Silent Killer: Using Mental Modeling to Address Homeowners’ Decision Making About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Sarah Thorne, Gordon Butte, Sarah Hailey

13. U.S. Census Bureau Integrated Communications Services for Data Dissemination: Mental Modeling Case Study with Key Internal Expert Stakeholders
Daniel Kovacs, Sarah Thorne

Part IV. Mental Modeling Software Support

14. Supporting and Expanding the Scope and Application of Mental Modeling: Current and Future Software Developments
Daniel Kovacs, Alex Tkachuk, Gordon Butte, Sarah Thorne

Keywords: Environment, Environmental Management, Simulation and Modeling, Energy Policy, Economics and Management