Spatial representations are not neutral: Lessons from a participatory agent-based modelling process in a land-use conflict
The objective of this paper is to question the increasingly common choice to build and use spatially explicit models, especially in the case of participatory agent-based modelling processes. The paper draws on a combination of lessons from literature and the case of a companion modelling process conducted in the context of a conflict about land and forest management in Northern Thailand. Using insights from negotiation theories, we analyze specifically the influence of spatial representations on the way people interacted, discussed and learnt from each other in the participatory modelling process. We argue that models that are spatially too explicit and realistic can actually impede the exploration of innovative and integrative scenarios in which ecological, social and economic objectives are mutually enriching. Indeed, spatial representations might lead to think in terms of boundaries and segregated space, and therefore prevent from thinking in terms of multifunctional space and from finding innovative and integrative solutions.
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dig-cirad-fr-5695502022-03-30T14:50:52Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569550/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569550/ Spatial representations are not neutral: Lessons from a participatory agent-based modelling process in a land-use conflict. Barnaud Cécile, Le Page Christophe, Dumrongrojwatthana Pongchai, Trébuil Guy. 2013. Environmental Modelling and Software, 45 : 150-159.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016> Researchers Spatial representations are not neutral: Lessons from a participatory agent-based modelling process in a land-use conflict Barnaud, Cécile Le Page, Christophe Dumrongrojwatthana, Pongchai Trébuil, Guy eng 2013 Environmental Modelling and Software U30 - Méthodes de recherche U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales E11 - Économie et politique foncières Thaïlande http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7701 The objective of this paper is to question the increasingly common choice to build and use spatially explicit models, especially in the case of participatory agent-based modelling processes. The paper draws on a combination of lessons from literature and the case of a companion modelling process conducted in the context of a conflict about land and forest management in Northern Thailand. Using insights from negotiation theories, we analyze specifically the influence of spatial representations on the way people interacted, discussed and learnt from each other in the participatory modelling process. We argue that models that are spatially too explicit and realistic can actually impede the exploration of innovative and integrative scenarios in which ecological, social and economic objectives are mutually enriching. Indeed, spatial representations might lead to think in terms of boundaries and segregated space, and therefore prevent from thinking in terms of multifunctional space and from finding innovative and integrative solutions. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569550/1/document_569550.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.016 |
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The objective of this paper is to question the increasingly common choice to build and use spatially explicit models, especially in the case of participatory agent-based modelling processes. The paper draws on a combination of lessons from literature and the case of a companion modelling process conducted in the context of a conflict about land and forest management in Northern Thailand. Using insights from negotiation theories, we analyze specifically the influence of spatial representations on the way people interacted, discussed and learnt from each other in the participatory modelling process. We argue that models that are spatially too explicit and realistic can actually impede the exploration of innovative and integrative scenarios in which ecological, social and economic objectives are mutually enriching. Indeed, spatial representations might lead to think in terms of boundaries and segregated space, and therefore prevent from thinking in terms of multifunctional space and from finding innovative and integrative solutions. |
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