Module 4: Management of Complex Coupled Human-Natural Systems
Week 8 Collaborative Resilience Planning
Lecture 8: Managing Coupled Human-Natural Systems [Tues, May 17, 2022]
Objective: Describe management under uncertainty and surprise. Understand heterogeneity and redundancy. Explore concepts of criticality and adaptation. Learn strategies to build resilience
Readings:
→ Holling, C.S. 1996. Surprise for Science, Resilience for Ecosystems, and Incentives for People. Ecological Applications 6(3): 733-735.
→ Schultz, C. 2008. Responding to scientific uncertainty in U.S. forest policy. 2008. Environmental Science and Policy 11: 253-271.
→ Kinzig, A., et al. 2003. Coping with uncertainty: A call for a new science-policy forum. Ambio 32(5): 330-335.
→ Walker, B., S. Carpenter, J. Anderies, N. Abel, G. Cumming, M. Janssen, L. Lebel, J. Norberg, G. D. Peterson, and R. Pritchard. 2002. Resilience management in social-ecological systems: a working hypothesis for a participatory approach. Conservation Ecology 6(1): 14.
+ Rammel, C., Stagl, S. and Wilfing, H. 2007. Managing complex adaptive systems: a co-evolutionary perspective on natural research management. Ecological Economics, 63 (1). pp. 9-21. ISSN 0921-8009
Memo 3: Resilience principles for Planning [Due today on Canvas]
Practicum 8:
Readings:
→ Will provide general instructions for the Varara Simulation Game
Week 9 Linking Science and Planning
Lecture 9: Planning Under Uncertainty [Tues, May 24, 2022]
Objective: Planning for the long-term + Lessons from the Varara Simulation Game
Readings:
→ Alberti 2016 ch 8. Cities That Think Like Planets: Complexity, Resilience, and Innovation in Hybrid Ecosystems. UW Press
Practicum 9: Team Projects Review [Thurs, May 26, 2022]
Students present status of projects.
FINAL WEEK back to the top
Lecture 10: Learning from the Future [Tues, May 31, 2022]
Objective: Explore the diversity of perceptions and interests in coupled human-natural systems. Learn how to manage conflicts in decision making. Understand the role of science in policy-making. Explore adaptive management and planning strategies.
Readings:
→ Knapp, S., Aronson, M.F., Carpenter, E., Herrera-Montes, A., Jung, K., Kotze, D.J., La Sorte, F.A., Lepczyk, C.A., MacGregor-Fors, I., MacIvor, J.S. and Moretti, M., 2021. A Research Agenda for Urban Biodiversity in the Global Extinction Crisis. BioScience, 71(3), pp.268-279.
→ Department of Interior. Technical Guide for Adaptive Management. https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/TechGuide-WebOptimized-2.pdf
→ Alberti 2016. ch 10. Cities That Think Like Planets: Complexity, Resilience, and Innovation in Hybrid Ecosystems. UW Press
+ M. Lindgren and H. Bandhold. 2003. Scenario Planning: the link between future and strategy. New York, Palgrave, Macmillan
Preparation – Meet in teams to work on Report [Thurs, June 2, 2022]
Presentations . Monday, June 06, 2022 10:30-12:20 p.m
Final Report Due by 5:30 PM Thursday June 09, 2022
