Linking model design and application for transdisciplinary approaches in social-ecological systems

摘要: Abstract As global environmental change continues to accelerate and intensify, science society are turning transdisciplinary approaches facilitate transitions sustainability. Modeling is increasingly used as a technological tool improve our understanding of social-ecological systems (SES), encourage collaboration learning, decision-making. This study improves how SES models designed applied address the rising challenges change, using mountains representative system. We analyzed 74 peer-reviewed papers describing dynamic mountain SES, evaluating them according characteristics such model purpose, data type, level stakeholder involvement, spatial extent/resolution. Slightly more than half in analysis were participatory, yet only 21.6% demonstrated any direct outreach decision makers. found that tend under-represent social datasets, with ethnographic rarely incorporated. efforts conditions higher diversity have rates support compared situations where absent or not addressed. discuss results through lens appropriate technology, drawing on concepts boundary objects scalar devices from Science Technology Studies. propose four guiding principles development technology for applications: (1) increase stakeholders design application improved collaboration; (2) balance power dynamics among by incorporating diverse knowledge types; (3) promote flexibility design; (4) bridge gaps support, communication. Creating applications will require advanced planning, increased funding attention role knowledge, stronger partnerships across disciplinary divides. Highly contextualized participatory modeling embraces both actors appears poised make strong contributions world’s most pressing challenges.