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A model-based policy analysis framework for social-ecological systems: Integrating uncertainty and participation in system dynamics modelling

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  • Amorocho-Daza, Henry
  • Sušnik, Janez
  • van der Zaag, Pieter
  • Slinger, Jill H.

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Problems manifested within social-ecological systems (SES) exhibit dynamic complexity and hold implications for current and future human well-being and environmental sustainability. The complexity of these issues, the ever-present uncertainty inherent to SES, and the multi-stakeholder settings in which they are discussed call for participatory modelling to support decision-making on socio-environmental issues. Yet, this challenging endeavour requires a structured approach — a modelling cycle — to facilitate engagement with the implications of participation and uncertainty as focal points for Good Modelling Practice (GMP). Here we propose an integrated policy analysis framework for SES modelling using System Dynamics (SD). This framework stems from integrating two existing modelling cycles that individually consider participation and uncertainty in SD modelling. Three global modelling phases and a set of tools to address the participation and uncertainty features in SES modelling are distinguished. The framework contributes to mainstreaming GMP, offering a structured model-based approach to enhance the robustness and social acceptance of policies on critical socio-environmental issues.

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  • Amorocho-Daza, Henry & Sušnik, Janez & van der Zaag, Pieter & Slinger, Jill H., 2025. "A model-based policy analysis framework for social-ecological systems: Integrating uncertainty and participation in system dynamics modelling," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 499(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:499:y:2025:i:c:s0304380024003314
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110943
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