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The Triple Value Model: A Systems Approach to Sustainable Solutions
Citation:
FIKSEL, J., R. BRUINS, A. GATCHETT, A. GILLILAND, AND M. TENBRINK. The Triple Value Model: A Systems Approach to Sustainable Solutions. CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. Springer Berlin-Heidelberg, , Germany, 16(4):691-702, (2014).
Impact/Purpose:
To encourage the use of conceptual models in sustainability research.
Description:
The unintended environmental impacts of economic development threaten the continued availability of ecosystem services that are critical to human well being. An integrated systems approach is needed to characterize sustainability problems and evaluate potential solutions. The Triple Value Model is an innovative framework that depicts the dynamic linkages and resource flows among industrial, societal, and environmental systems. The U.S. EPA has begun using this model to support transdisciplinary research projects that focus upon water resources, communities, and other broad sustainability themes.
