A Collaborative System Dynamics
10 approach is used to provide a natural
framework for describing and analysing the time-dependent development of complex systems such as the land-sea ecosystem, at a strategic level appropriate for
business and policy support. The Multi-Actor Labs engage local stakeholders in
codesigning metal maps of their regional land-sea interactions during interactive
sectoral and cross-sectoral workshops.
Moreover, the MALs have five specific objectives:
• Facilitate and coordinate the exchanges between local coastal and rural stakeholders, policy makers, economic actors and stakeholders, aimed at conceptualizing the land-sea interactions and system feedback.
• Exploit the available scientific knowledge and existing data to quantify the
system interactions, using System Dynamics (SD) modelling and Systems Thinking techniques.
• Contribute to the design, testing and demonstration of generic and reusable tools
and key performance indicators for coastal and rural development and land-sea
synergy.
• Develop practical, feasible and evidence-based business road maps and policy
guidelines aimed at improving the land-sea synergy and collaborations between
coastal and rural operators.
• Organize the local dissemination actions and inter-case study exchanges and
contribute to the post-project exploitation of the project outcomes (Fig. 7.3).
Each local case study organizes six sectoral workshops from coastal and rural
areas and one multisectoral workshop regrouping stakeholders from coastal and rural
areas. At the final stage of the project, an international workshop will be held,
bringing together local stakeholders from each case study. The main purpose of
the workshops is to engage stakeholders in an open discussion, aimed at identifying
the main issues, opportunities, obstacles and solutions in the context of land-sea
interaction and their own sector or field of expertise (tourism, farming, water
management, spatial planning). The mental mapping refers to the graphical representation of the issues brought forwards by the workshop participants, linking the
elements mentioned. Causality between key variables is an important aspect of the
mental maps (sometimes referred to as ‘mind maps’) (Tiller 2019). Additionally,
local stakeholders give feedback on potential business opportunities and best practices applied with success in other coastal-rural regions and are engaged in the
co-construction of scenarios and transition pathways to reach sustainability in the
context of their respective case study areas (Fig. 7.4).
10 System Dynamics modelling is a well-established methodology for analysing the behaviour of
complex environmental and social systems, and understanding the counter-intuitive responses to
business and policy decisions, resulting from the underlying balancing and reinforcing feedback
structures.
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10 approach is used to provide a natural
framework for describing and analysing the time-dependent development of complex systems such as the land-sea ecosystem, at a strategic level appropriate for
business and policy support. The Multi-Actor Labs engage local stakeholders in
codesigning metal maps of their regional land-sea interactions during interactive
sectoral and cross-sectoral workshops.
Moreover, the MALs have five specific objectives:
• Facilitate and coordinate the exchanges between local coastal and rural stakeholders, policy makers, economic actors and stakeholders, aimed at conceptualizing the land-sea interactions and system feedback.
• Exploit the available scientific knowledge and existing data to quantify the
system interactions, using System Dynamics (SD) modelling and Systems Thinking techniques.
• Contribute to the design, testing and demonstration of generic and reusable tools
and key performance indicators for coastal and rural development and land-sea
synergy.
• Develop practical, feasible and evidence-based business road maps and policy
guidelines aimed at improving the land-sea synergy and collaborations between
coastal and rural operators.
• Organize the local dissemination actions and inter-case study exchanges and
contribute to the post-project exploitation of the project outcomes (Fig. 7.3).
Each local case study organizes six sectoral workshops from coastal and rural
areas and one multisectoral workshop regrouping stakeholders from coastal and rural
areas. At the final stage of the project, an international workshop will be held,
bringing together local stakeholders from each case study. The main purpose of
the workshops is to engage stakeholders in an open discussion, aimed at identifying
the main issues, opportunities, obstacles and solutions in the context of land-sea
interaction and their own sector or field of expertise (tourism, farming, water
management, spatial planning). The mental mapping refers to the graphical representation of the issues brought forwards by the workshop participants, linking the
elements mentioned. Causality between key variables is an important aspect of the
mental maps (sometimes referred to as ‘mind maps’) (Tiller 2019). Additionally,
local stakeholders give feedback on potential business opportunities and best practices applied with success in other coastal-rural regions and are engaged in the
co-construction of scenarios and transition pathways to reach sustainability in the
context of their respective case study areas (Fig. 7.4).
10 System Dynamics modelling is a well-established methodology for analysing the behaviour of
complex environmental and social systems, and understanding the counter-intuitive responses to
business and policy decisions, resulting from the underlying balancing and reinforcing feedback
structures.
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