Issue №16. September 2008

Parametric Space of an Environmental-economical Imitation Game

Ph.D., Associate Professor, Natural Resource Management Department, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The experience of conducting environmental economical games shows that a game teaches to make administrative decision in a certain indices space, displaying the behavior of a model system. The game also shapes this space — parametric space — in participant’s minds. The basis of a natural resources management game parametric space should be a balanced model. Its presence allows the players to develop scenarios of controlling the model system aimed at reaching a steady development rate combine with the most efficient use of available resources. The article examines an example of building and analyzing the parametric space of STRATEGEM-1 environmental economic imitation game.

Keywords

Imitation game, space, parameters, stability, scenario, balance, investments, carrying capacity, natural resources, management, decision, energy, crisis.