Integrating distributive justice in system dynamics models of sustainability transitions DOI Creative Commons
Birgit Kopainsky, Ivan Ðula, Christina Gkini

et al.

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 27, 2024

Abstract Social‐ecological‐technological transitions for decarbonisation and sustainable development goals can perpetuate or introduce environmental socio‐economic injustices. The just literature provides useful perspectives assessing transition pathways. This paper explores integrating distributive justice into system dynamics modelling sustainability transitions. For this purpose, we adapt existing requirements to enable the evaluation of in model‐based support climate planning specific case modelling. We test by using a previously developed model (1) gain insights application (2) reflect on their further development. Our findings underscore importance transparency assumptions results. They suggest exploring behaviour space models account uncertainty plurality stakeholder values. Furthermore, they emphasise need discuss implications results values foster deliberation inclusive decision‐making.

Language: Английский

Socio-hydrological drought impacts on urban water affordability DOI Open Access
Benjamin Rachunok,

Sarah Fletcher

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 83 - 94

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Equity in the built environment: A systematic review DOI
Mirmahdi Seyedrezaei, Burçin Becerik-Gerber, Mohamad Awada

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Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 245, P. 110827 - 110827

Published: Sept. 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process DOI Creative Commons
Amanda Giang,

Morgan R. Edwards,

Sarah Fletcher

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(13)

Published: March 18, 2024

Equity is core to sustainability, but current interventions enhance sustainability often fall short in adequately addressing this linkage. Models are important tools for informing action, and their development use present opportunities center equity process outcomes. This Perspective highlights progress integrating into systems modeling science, as well key challenges, tensions, future directions. We a conceptual framework modeling, focused on its distributional, procedural, recognitional dimensions. discuss examples of how modelers engage with these different dimensions throughout the from across range approaches topics, including water resources, energy systems, air quality, conservation. Synthesizing examples, we identify significant advances enhancing procedural by reframing models explore pluralism worldviews knowledge systems; enabling better represent distributional inequity through new computational techniques data sources; investigating dynamics that can drive inequities linking approaches; developing more nuanced metrics assessing also directions, such an increased focus using pathways transform underlying conditions lead move toward desired futures. By looking at diverse fields within argue there valuable mutual learning effectively support sustainable equitable

Language: Английский

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A Typology for Characterizing Human Action in MultiSector Dynamics Models DOI Creative Commons
Jim Yoon, Patricia Romero‐Lankao, Yi‐Chen E. Yang

et al.

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(8)

Published: July 2, 2022

Abstract The role of individual and collective human action is increasingly recognized as a prominent arguably paramount determinant in shaping the behavior, trajectory, vulnerability multisector systems. This influence operates at multiple scales: from short‐term (hourly to daily) long‐term (annually centennial) timescales, local global, pushing systems toward either desirable or undesirable outcomes. However, effort represent models has been fragmented across philosophical, methodological, disciplinary lines. To cohere insights diverse modeling approaches, we present new typology for classifying how actors are represented broad suite coupled human‐natural system that applied MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) research. conceptualizes “sector” system‐of‐systems includes group actors, defined social levels, involved governing, provisioning, utilizing products, goods, services some end. We trace salient features modeled representations by organizing around two key questions: (a) Who MSD what their actions? (b) How purpose these actions operationalized computational model? use this critically examine existing chart frontier

Language: Английский

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Developing more useful equity measurements for flood-risk management DOI
Adam Pollack, Casey Helgeson, Carolyn Kousky

et al.

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(6), P. 823 - 832

Published: April 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Progress in modeling dynamic systems for sustainable development DOI Creative Commons
Noelle E. Selin, Amanda Giang, William C. Clark

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 120(40)

Published: Sept. 26, 2023

This Perspective evaluates recent progress in modeling nature-society systems to inform sustainable development. We argue that work has begun address longstanding and often-cited challenges bringing bear on problems of For each four stages practice-defining purpose, selecting components, analyzing interactions, assessing interventions-we highlight examples dynamical methods advances their application have improved understanding action. Because many these associated focused particular sectors places, potential key open questions the field sustainability science is often underappreciated. discuss how such helps researchers interested harnessing insights into specific locations human well-being, focus sustainability-relevant timescales, attend power differentials among actors. In parallel, helping advance theory by enhancing uptake utility frameworks, clarifying concepts through more rigorous definitions, informing development archetypes can assist hypothesis testing. conclude suggesting ways further leverage emerging context science.

Language: Английский

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Assessing equity in infrastructure investment distribution among U.S. cities DOI Creative Commons
Zhenhua Chen, Donghwan Ki, Zekun Li

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Cities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 162, P. 105898 - 105898

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Average domination: A new multi-objective value metric applied to assess the benefits of forecasts in reservoir operations under different flood design levels DOI Creative Commons
Julianne D. Quinn, Patrick M. Reed, Matteo Giuliani

et al.

Advances in Water Resources, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 185, P. 104638 - 104638

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Moving from total risk to community-based risk trajectories increases transparency and equity in flood risk mitigation planning along urban rivers DOI Creative Commons
Katherine A. Serafin, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Derek Ouyang

et al.

Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. 064039 - 064039

Published: May 28, 2024

Abstract After several years of drought, 2023 and early 2024 are reminders the powers California’s atmospheric rivers devastating flooding they can entail. Aged flood-mitigation infrastructure climate change exacerbate flood risk for some communities more than others, highlighting challenge equitably mitigating risk. Identifying inequities associated with projects is now legally required by regional water boards in California, but tools lacking making this assessment systematically. We propose that trajectories, computed adding a probabilistic wrapper drivers to models already used flood-risk-mitigation planning, allows planners quantify spatial temporal variability along river thereby increase procedural equity distributional transparent. While our proposed approach applicable generally, we demonstrate its impact case San Francisquito Creek, where trajectories combined multi-tier engagement model, helped identify prevent an inequitable transfer.

Language: Английский

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Operationalizing equity in multipurpose water systems DOI Creative Commons
Guang Yang, Matteo Giuliani, Andrea Castelletti

et al.

Hydrology and earth system sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 69 - 81

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

Abstract. Participatory decision-making is a well-established approach to address the increasing pressure on water systems induced by growing multi-sectoral demands and increased competition among different users. However, most existing approaches search for system-wise efficient solutions do not quantify their distributional effect stakeholders. In this work, we investigate how operationalize equity principles design improved operations that better balance efficiency justice. More specifically, explore extent which inclusion of reshapes space solutions. Numerical experiments are conducted Lake Como system, Italy, operated primarily flood control irrigation supply while also providing recreation river ecosystem services. Our results show incorporating considerations into system enriches solution generating more compromise than those obtained using traditional multi-objective optimization. Moreover, find including in operating policy can indirectly improve performance marginalized sectors, such as ecosystem, explicitly considered current lake operation. Lastly, illustrate aggregation interests an index strongly shapes our results. Thus, eliciting preference structure stakeholders policymakers becomes paramount identification fair across competing interests. This work bridges gap between optimization equity-informed real-world resources planning management, effective tool promote equitable policies.

Language: Английский

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