Enhancing Ecosystem Services Management in Protected Areas Through Participatory System Dynamics Modelling

Rocco Scolozzi; Uta Schirpke; Davide Geneletti

doi:10.3097/LO.201973

Authors

Rocco Scolozzi University of Trento, Department of Sociology and Social Research, Italy; Skopìa s.r.l. Anticipation Services®, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-5113
Uta Schirpke University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology, Austria; Eurac Research, Institute for Alpine Environment, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2075-6118
Davide Geneletti Skopìa s.r.l. Anticipation Services®, Italy; University of Trento, Department of Civil, environmental and mechanical engineering, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-3365

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3097/LO.201973

Keywords:

Ecosystem services, Social-ecological systems, System dynamics, Participatory modelling, Stakeholder engagement

Abstract

Ecosystem services (ES) depend on coupled ecological and socioeconomic processes. We propose participatory modelling as a tool for sharing and co-creating knowledge about processes supporting (or eroding) local ES. The proposal consists of an open library of introductory ES dynamic models to be tailored for each case study. Such a library is illustrated by two ES examples and five models, published in an open-access web-platform. The results can contribute to the improvement of both analysis and deliberation, helping managers to design better policies and stakeholders to better formulate expectations.

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