Abstract
A participatory system dynamics modelling approach is advanced to support conceptualization of feedback processes underlying ecosystem services and to foster a shared understanding of leverage intervention points. The process includes systems mapping workshop and follow-up tasks aiming at the collaborative construction of causal loop diagrams. A case study developed in a natural area in Portugal illustrates how a stakeholder group was actively engaged in the development of a conceptual model depicting policies for sustaining the climate regulation ecosystem service.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 36-53 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Environmental and Climate Technologies |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Causal loop diagrams
- Ecosystem services/climate regulation
- Participatory systems mapping
- Stakeholders’ perceptions
