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P. Zannetti

Abstract

This chapter provides a brief introduction to that which will affect the next generation of computer systems for simulating environmental phenomena. Keywords: Environmental modeling, pollution, computer simulation, numerical modeling, computer sciences, research and development, multimedia modeling, comprehensive modeling systems, virtual reality 1 Introduction What should we call "environmental sciences"? I recently proposed a definition of environmental sciences which seems to be acceptable to most of the scientists I interacted with (Zannetti, 1993). Environmental sciences are defined as the sciences that cover, as their principal subject, anthropogenic pollution: its generation, its transport and fate in different environmental media (air, water, soil, groundwater, and biota), and its adverse effects. We cou

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