Systemic environmental analysis of the legal mechanisms for controlling air pollution in the Las Vegas Valley
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This study examines the air pollution control structure for the Las Vegas Valley. A System Dynamics computer model was created that represents the structure of the real world system for controlling air pollution, in order to examine how the current air pollution control system might behave in the future.
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