Online documentation of the Full of Economic-Environment Linkages and Integration dX/dt (FeliX) model

This is the online documentation of the Full of Economic-Environment Linkages and Integration dX/dt (FeliX) model. This repository is rendered as a website here.

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Contents

• Home
• Introduction
• Model Overview
  • FeliX
    • Population and education
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Land use and fertilizer use
    • Diet change
    • Carbon cycle
    • Climate
    • Biodiversity
    • Outputs of FeliX
  • FeliX-R5
    • Inter-regional Trade
• Appendix
  • Nomenclature
  • Geographical Classification
  • Nomenclature
• Publications

Methodology publications

1. Ye, Q., Liu, Q., Swamy, D., Gao, L., Moallemi, E. A., Rydzak, F., Eker, S. (2024) FeliX 2.0: An integrated model of climate, economy, environment, and society interactions. Environmental Modelling & Software 179, 106121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106121.

2. Eker, S., Liu, Q., Reiter, C., Kuhn, M. (2023) Full of Economic-Environment Linkages and Integration dX/dt (FeliX): Technical Model Documentation (No. ZVR 524808900). International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria.

3. Rydzak, F., Obersteiner, M., Kraxner, F., Fritz, S., McCallum, I. (2013) FeliX3–Impact Assessment Model: Systemic View across Societal Benefit Areas beyond Global Earth Observation. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria.

Contributing

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Contributing Changes

Merge Request Process

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2. Update the online documentation with details of changes.

3. Submit a merge request.

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