气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems

CCPortal

DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102201
	Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems
	Steger C.; Hirsch S.; Cosgrove C.; Inman S.; Nost E.; Shinbrot X.; Thorn J.P.R.; Brown D.G.; Grêt-Regamey A.; Müller B.; Reid R.S.; Tucker C.; Weibel B.; Klein J.A.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	66
英文摘要	As global environmental change continues to accelerate and intensify, science and society are turning to transdisciplinary approaches to facilitate transitions to sustainability. Modeling is increasingly used as a technological tool to improve our understanding of social-ecological systems (SES), encourage collaboration and learning, and facilitate decision-making. This study improves our understanding of how SES models are designed and applied to address the rising challenges of global environmental change, using mountains as a representative system. We analyzed 74 peer-reviewed papers describing dynamic models of mountain SES, evaluating them according to characteristics such as the model purpose, data and model type, level of stakeholder involvement, and spatial extent/resolution. Slightly more than half the models in our analysis were participatory, yet only 21.6% of papers demonstrated any direct outreach to decision makers. We found that SES models tend to under-represent social datasets, with ethnographic data rarely incorporated. Modeling efforts in conditions of higher stakeholder diversity tend to have higher rates of decision support compared to situations where stakeholder diversity is absent or not addressed. We discuss our results through the lens of appropriate technology, drawing on the concepts of boundary objects and scalar devices from Science and Technology Studies. We propose four guiding principles to facilitate the development of SES models as appropriate technology for transdisciplinary applications: (1) increase diversity of stakeholders in SES model design and application for improved collaboration; (2) balance power dynamics among stakeholders by incorporating diverse knowledge and data types; (3) promote flexibility in model design; and (4) bridge gaps in decision support, learning, and communication. Creating SES models that are appropriate technology for transdisciplinary applications will require advanced planning, increased funding for and attention to the role of diverse data and knowledge, and stronger partnerships across disciplinary divides. Highly contextualized participatory modeling that embraces diversity in both data and actors appears poised to make strong contributions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Dynamic modeling; Knowledge co-production; Mountain social-ecological systems; Mutual learning; Science and technology studies; Transdisciplinarity
语种	英语
scopus关键词	appropriate technology; decision making; design method; environmental change; interdisciplinary approach; stakeholder; sustainability
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/159217
作者单位	Steger, C., Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499, United States, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499, United States, Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1476, United States; Hirsch, S., Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; Cosgrove, C., College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States; Inman, S., Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; Nost, E., Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada; Shinbrot, X., Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States; Thorn, J.P.R., York Institute of Tropical Ecosystems, University of York, Depa...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Steger C.,Hirsch S.,Cosgrove C.,et al. Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems[J],2021,66.
APA	Steger C..,Hirsch S..,Cosgrove C..,Inman S..,Nost E..,...&Klein J.A..(2021).Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems.Global Environmental Change,66.
MLA	Steger C.,et al."Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems".Global Environmental Change 66(2021).