This project will identify spatial and temporal interdependencies through understanding of the main components, internal feedbacks, governing system processes, and interconnectedness of all Exemplar systems.
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Objectives:
- Develop a methodology for creating qualitative (conceptual, mental) models of the Exemplar systems, partly by comparing experiences among the project members and partners, and partly through literature review.
- Present the methodology to Place-Based Collaborative teams, and co-develop details of the methodology and plans for creating SD models.
- Report progress, challenges, or insights that can cross-pollinate with other Place-Based Collaborative teams, such as the Santa Fe Watershed Collaborative Systems Modeling project.
Charter Summary:
Members of the Transformation Network are characterizing systems and system behavior through systems dynamics (SD) modeling. In this, the process involves community engagement, the use of qualitative methods (e.g., conceptual mapping, developing integrating questions), and quantitative method (SD modeling). This charter project is focusing on systems characterizing within the four Place-Based Collaboratives (Columbia River Basin, Front Range, Rio Grande Fireshed, Four Corners and Three Rivers), while connecting Headwaters, regional Food-Energy-Water, and Governance themes, as appropriate. All Place-Based Collaborative leads are familiar with systems thinking, and the project. Guided by the Santa Fe watershed team, we are adopting the Collaborative, Adaptive, and Multi-Scale (CAMS) SD Modeling method across the TN. As community engagement in each Place-Based Collaborative develops, teams will grow the connections and co-produce integrating questions that SD modeling can address using scenario testing.
Team Members
- Julie Padowski (WSU)
- Ryan Morrison (CSU)
- Richard Rushforth (NAU)
- Yolanda Lin (UNM)
- Alex Webster (UNM)