Book Description

The River Basin Model is a man-machine simulation model used to delineate the interactions taking place, within a real or hypothetical area, between the local water system and the economic, social, and governmental activities of that area; it is a model of an entire regional system, with water a subsystem realistically interacting with all the other major subsystems, such as transportation. The Director is responsible for the operation of the Model in a gaming mode. Presented is a manual describing what the Director needs to know in order to operate the Model, influence play, answer questions and use the Model to meet established objectives. Pregame--responsibilities before the start of a program, such as choice of structure and formation of teams; Optional formats--provision for complementary activities, such as town meetings and mass media presentations; and Model operations--details for operating the Model itself.