MultiSector Dynamics: Science & Modeling for Societal Transformations
MultiSector Dynamics: Science & Modeling for Societal Transformations
Session ID#: 117559
Session Description:
Societal goals such as enhancing ecological resilience, achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and managing risks from climate change involve major transitions in integrated systems (water, transport, energy, etc.). These challenges require dynamic and adaptive action pathways that balance diverse societal objectives and account for complex feedbacks, uncertainties, and thresholds (e.g., ecological tipping points). The session seeks to develop a MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) community focused on advancing our understanding of the co-evolution of human and natural systems over time and developing the next generation of tools needed to support major societal transformations. MSD research occurs within a perspective that bridges sectors (e.g., energy, water, land, transportation, economy, etc.) and scales (spatial, temporal, and institutional) to better understand coupled human and natural systems. This session broadly invites submissions addressing these challenges and contributing promising new modeling tools.
Index Terms:
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1817 Extreme events [HYDROLOGY]
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Patrick M Reed, Cornell University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ithaca, NY, United States
Conveners: Jennifer F Morris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Cambridge, MA, United States, Jan H. Kwakkel, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft, Netherlands and Enayat Moallemi, Deakin University, School of Life & Env. Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
Primary Liaison: Patrick M Reed, Cornell University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ithaca, NY, United States
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