Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach.

Iwanaga, T; Wang, H-H; Hamilton, SH; Grimm, V; Koralewski, TE; Salado, A; Elsawah, S; Razavi, S; Yang, J; Glynn, P; Badham, J; Voinov, A; Chen, M; Grant, WE; Peterson, TR; Frank, K; Shenk, G; Barton, CM; Jakeman, AJ; Little, JC

Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach.

Iwanaga, T Wang, H-H Hamilton, SH Grimm, V Koralewski, TE Salado, A Elsawah, S Razavi, S Yang, J Glynn, P Badham, J Voinov, A

Chen, M Grant, WE Peterson, TR Frank, K Shenk, G Barton, CM Jakeman, AJ Little, JC

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Citation:: Environmental Modelling and Software, 2021, 135, pp. 1-19
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dc.contributor.author	Iwanaga, T
dc.contributor.author	Wang, H-H
dc.contributor.author	Hamilton, SH
dc.contributor.author	Grimm, V
dc.contributor.author	Koralewski, TE
dc.contributor.author	Salado, A
dc.contributor.author	Elsawah, S
dc.contributor.author	Razavi, S
dc.contributor.author	Yang, J
dc.contributor.author	Glynn, P
dc.contributor.author	Badham, J
dc.contributor.author	Voinov, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-4574
dc.contributor.author	Chen, M
dc.contributor.author	Grant, WE
dc.contributor.author	Peterson, TR
dc.contributor.author	Frank, K
dc.contributor.author	Shenk, G
dc.contributor.author	Barton, CM
dc.contributor.author	Jakeman, AJ
dc.contributor.author	Little, JC
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-23T05:37:03Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-29
dc.date.available	2022-05-23T05:37:03Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental Modelling and Software, 2021, 135, pp. 1-19
dc.identifier.issn	1364-8152
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6726
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/157636
dc.description.abstract	System-of-systems approaches for integrated assessments have become prevalent in recent years. Such approaches integrate a variety of models from different disciplines and modeling paradigms to represent a socio-environmental (or social-ecological) system aiming to holistically inform policy and decision-making processes. Central to the system-of-systems approaches is the representation of systems in a multi-tier framework with nested scales. Current modeling paradigms, however, have disciplinary-specific lineage, leading to inconsistencies in the conceptualization and integration of socio-environmental systems. In this paper, a multidisciplinary team of researchers, from engineering, natural and social sciences, have come together to detail socio-technical practices and challenges that arise in the consideration of scale throughout the socio-environmental modeling process. We identify key paths forward, focused on explicit consideration of scale and uncertainty, strengthening interdisciplinary communication, and improvement of the documentation process. We call for a grand vision (and commensurate funding) for holistic system-of-systems research that engages researchers, stakeholders, and policy makers in a multi-tiered process for the co-creation of knowledge and solutions to major socio-environmental problems.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
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dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104885
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dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering
dc.title	Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach.
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Abstract:

System-of-systems approaches for integrated assessments have become prevalent in recent years. Such approaches integrate a variety of models from different disciplines and modeling paradigms to represent a socio-environmental (or social-ecological) system aiming to holistically inform policy and decision-making processes. Central to the system-of-systems approaches is the representation of systems in a multi-tier framework with nested scales. Current modeling paradigms, however, have disciplinary-specific lineage, leading to inconsistencies in the conceptualization and integration of socio-environmental systems. In this paper, a multidisciplinary team of researchers, from engineering, natural and social sciences, have come together to detail socio-technical practices and challenges that arise in the consideration of scale throughout the socio-environmental modeling process. We identify key paths forward, focused on explicit consideration of scale and uncertainty, strengthening interdisciplinary communication, and improvement of the documentation process. We call for a grand vision (and commensurate funding) for holistic system-of-systems research that engages researchers, stakeholders, and policy makers in a multi-tiered process for the co-creation of knowledge and solutions to major socio-environmental problems.

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