Integrative Modelling
Code
10253
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
10.0
Teacher in charge
Nuno Miguel Ribeiro Videira Costa
Weekly hours
3
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Introduce students to several integrated modelling concepts and approaches and its application to environmental and sustainability assessment processes. Students will acquire the following competencies:
-Understanding of integrated modelling concepts and tools;
-Capacity to critically assess and combine two or several modelling approaches and tools;
-Ability to judge issues and values associated with different combinations of models in a system dynamics perspective;
-Understanding the role that integrated modelling can play and capacity to apply methods and tools for participatory policy formulation and appraisal;
-Communication skills and conducting autonomous research.
Subject matter
Introduction – Integrated modelling concepts and framework. Principles and good practices. Dimensions of integration (Parts A, B, C).
Part A – Modeling with stakeholders
Public and stakeholder participation in environmental and sustainability decisions
System dynamics based approaches, methods and tools
Participatory Systems Mapping workshop
Part B – Tools for integrated assessments
Conceptual design and tools for problem structuring. Post-normal science. Uncertainty and complexity
Scenarios and visioning in integrated assessment and modeling
Scenarios and visioning workshop
Cost-benefit and multi-criteria analysis.
Part C – Modeling methods
Approaches and method for integrative modeling: Agent-Based Modelling; Spatial modeling; Bayesian networks
Case studies
Bibliography
Antunes et al. (2015). Using participatory system dynamics in environmental and sustainability dialogues, in Ruth, M., (edt). Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Environmental Studies, Edward Elgar
Videira, N., et al. (2010). Integrated Modeling of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystem Services, in: Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts, Elsevier.
Voinov, A., (2008). Systems Science and Modeling for Ecological Economics. Academic Press.
Jakeman, A., et al., R. (2008). Environmental Modelling, Software and Decision Support – Sate of the Art and New Perspectives: Elsevier.
van den Belt, M. (2004). Mediated Modeling: A Systems Dynamics Approach to Environmental Consensus Building. Island Press.
Several recommended journal articles.