Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models

To reach the global aspiration of 17 ambitious SDGs, local realities must be integrated. Often, models are developed based on quantitative statistical data sources from databases on environmental indicators or economics to assess how a given SDG can be achieved. This process however removes the loca...

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Autores principales:	Rachel Gjelsvik Tiller, Georgia Destouni, Mariana Golumbeanu, Zahra Kalantari, Erasmia Kastanidi, Luminita Lazar, Jean-Marie Lescot, Giorgos Maneas, Javier Martínez-López, Bastiaan Notebaert, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Florin Timofte, Joris de Vente, Francoise Vernier, Jean-Luc de Kok
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	sustainable development goals–SDG stakeholder conceptual modeling approach workshops compliance qualitative study Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/478ef0c4b5f54334902a6dd1de39d773
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:478ef0c4b5f54334902a6dd1de39d7732021-11-11T10:20:08ZUnderstanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models2673-452410.3389/frsus.2021.701180https://doaj.org/article/478ef0c4b5f54334902a6dd1de39d7732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2021.701180/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-4524To reach the global aspiration of 17 ambitious SDGs, local realities must be integrated. Often, models are developed based on quantitative statistical data sources from databases on environmental indicators or economics to assess how a given SDG can be achieved. This process however removes the local realities from the equation. How can you best include stakeholders in this mathematical modelling processes distanced from their local realities, though, and ensure higher probability of future compliance with top-down global decisions that may have local consequences once implemented? When researching stakeholder involvement and their ability to form public policy, their opinions often get reported as a single assessment, like counting the fish in the ocean once and stating that as a permanent result. Too seldom do stakeholders get invited back and given the opportunity to validate results and allow researchers to adjust their models based on on-the-ground validation or change requests. We tested the full integration of stakeholders in the modelling process of environmental topics in six different case areas across Europe, with each area holding six sectoral and one inter-sectoral workshops. In these workshops, the scope of the issues relevant to the stakeholders was driven by first the sectoral priorities of the given sector, followed by a merging of issues. In this process, we were able to identify what the commonalities between different sectors were and where synergies lay in terms of governance paths. These results were then returned to the stakeholders in a mixed session where they were able to come with feedback and advice on the results researchers presented, so that the models reflected more closely the perceptions of the regional actors. We present these methods and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of using this deep-integration method to integrate qualitative data from stakeholder inclusion in a quantitative model.Rachel Gjelsvik TillerGeorgia DestouniMariana GolumbeanuZahra KalantariErasmia KastanidiLuminita LazarJean-Marie LescotGiorgos ManeasJavier Martínez-LópezBastiaan NotebaertSamaneh Seifollahi-AghmiuniFlorin TimofteJoris de VenteFrancoise VernierJean-Luc de KokFrontiers Media S.A.articlesustainable development goals–SDGstakeholderconceptual modeling approachworkshopscompliancequalitative studyEconomic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENFrontiers in Sustainability, Vol 2 (2021)
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topic	sustainable development goals–SDG stakeholder conceptual modeling approach workshops compliance qualitative study Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840
spellingShingle	sustainable development goals–SDG stakeholder conceptual modeling approach workshops compliance qualitative study Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840 Rachel Gjelsvik Tiller Georgia Destouni Mariana Golumbeanu Zahra Kalantari Erasmia Kastanidi Luminita Lazar Jean-Marie Lescot Giorgos Maneas Javier Martínez-López Bastiaan Notebaert Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni Florin Timofte Joris de Vente Francoise Vernier Jean-Luc de Kok Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
description	To reach the global aspiration of 17 ambitious SDGs, local realities must be integrated. Often, models are developed based on quantitative statistical data sources from databases on environmental indicators or economics to assess how a given SDG can be achieved. This process however removes the local realities from the equation. How can you best include stakeholders in this mathematical modelling processes distanced from their local realities, though, and ensure higher probability of future compliance with top-down global decisions that may have local consequences once implemented? When researching stakeholder involvement and their ability to form public policy, their opinions often get reported as a single assessment, like counting the fish in the ocean once and stating that as a permanent result. Too seldom do stakeholders get invited back and given the opportunity to validate results and allow researchers to adjust their models based on on-the-ground validation or change requests. We tested the full integration of stakeholders in the modelling process of environmental topics in six different case areas across Europe, with each area holding six sectoral and one inter-sectoral workshops. In these workshops, the scope of the issues relevant to the stakeholders was driven by first the sectoral priorities of the given sector, followed by a merging of issues. In this process, we were able to identify what the commonalities between different sectors were and where synergies lay in terms of governance paths. These results were then returned to the stakeholders in a mixed session where they were able to come with feedback and advice on the results researchers presented, so that the models reflected more closely the perceptions of the regional actors. We present these methods and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of using this deep-integration method to integrate qualitative data from stakeholder inclusion in a quantitative model.
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author	Rachel Gjelsvik Tiller Georgia Destouni Mariana Golumbeanu Zahra Kalantari Erasmia Kastanidi Luminita Lazar Jean-Marie Lescot Giorgos Maneas Javier Martínez-López Bastiaan Notebaert Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni Florin Timofte Joris de Vente Francoise Vernier Jean-Luc de Kok
author_facet	Rachel Gjelsvik Tiller Georgia Destouni Mariana Golumbeanu Zahra Kalantari Erasmia Kastanidi Luminita Lazar Jean-Marie Lescot Giorgos Maneas Javier Martínez-López Bastiaan Notebaert Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni Florin Timofte Joris de Vente Francoise Vernier Jean-Luc de Kok
author_sort	Rachel Gjelsvik Tiller
title	Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
title_short	Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
title_full	Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
title_fullStr	Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Stakeholder Synergies Through System Dynamics: Integrating Multi-Sectoral Stakeholder Narratives Into Quantitative Environmental Models
title_sort	understanding stakeholder synergies through system dynamics: integrating multi-sectoral stakeholder narratives into quantitative environmental models
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/478ef0c4b5f54334902a6dd1de39d773
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