This presentation will present the SETER project. For the last twenty years, different research units participating in this project have been developing research activities on socio-ecological systems aiming at understanding relationships... more
This presentation will present the SETER project. For the last twenty years, different research units participating in this project have been developing research activities on socio-ecological systems aiming at understanding relationships between agriculture and biodiversity, policies and landscapes dynamics, watershed management, ecosystem management and health risk, etc. At the same time, diverse schools of thought have developed theories and frameworks to analyse the dynamics and management of socio-ecological systems (Resilience,Vulnerability, Political ecology). The objective of this project is to assess the relevance and the complementarities of these theoretical frameworks by applying and testing them in the case of four empirical research case studies (Wetlands of the Rhone river delta, Locust control in Sahelian region, Multiple uses of Sahelian ecosystems, Management of Bemisia-phytovirus risk.) The lessons from this project will also provide the basis for new conceptualis...
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Dans un contexte de crises politiques, economiques, ecologiques, les societes contemporaines doivent s'adapter a de multiples enjeux globaux. Repondant a ces enjeux, poses a la fois par l'analyse des contextes locaux et par divers... more
Dans un contexte de crises politiques, economiques, ecologiques, les societes contemporaines doivent s'adapter a de multiples enjeux globaux. Repondant a ces enjeux, poses a la fois par l'analyse des contextes locaux et par divers cadres internationaux, l'approche par les " communs tisses autour de la terre et des ressources qu'elle porte " place l'action collective au coeur du diagnostic et de la recherche de solutions. Elle entend ainsi faciliter l'emergence d'arrangements institutionnels, impliquant des groupes humains en interaction dans la prise en charge de problemes explicitement poses a l'echelle locale, ainsi que dans la formulation de projets politiques visant a les resoudre. (Resume d'auteur)
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In 1996, an interdisciplinary group of researchers working the field of renewable resources management set out the first components, of an approach named 'companion modelling' (Bousquet et al. 1996; Barreteau et al. 1997). For... more
In 1996, an interdisciplinary group of researchers working the field of renewable resources management set out the first components, of an approach named 'companion modelling' (Bousquet et al. 1996; Barreteau et al. 1997). For many years these researchers had been involved in environmental research, such as the environment programme of the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) or the Institut de recherche pour le developpement (IRD) research programme "Dynamics and Use of Renewable Resources" (Gillon et al. 2000), which was based on research carried out in the 1980s, such as the CNRS action "Ecosystems and Social Systems" (Jollivet 1992). Among the numerous conclusions produced by this research, was the recommendation to go beyond the multi-disciplinary juxtaposition and to commit to a cross-disciplinary approach in addressing environmental issues, and the proposal to rely, whenever possible, on the modelling method as a catalyst for the interact...
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Multi-agent methodology is used for various purposes, such as distributed solving problem, network management, etc. Multi-agent systems are also used for simulation. Usually, the emergence of macroscopic properties is studied by... more
Multi-agent methodology is used for various purposes, such as distributed solving problem, network management, etc. Multi-agent systems are also used for simulation. Usually, the emergence of macroscopic properties is studied by simulating the behavior of agents and their interactions at a microscopic level. It is a bottom-up approach. Recently emphasis has been placed on the links between the macroscopic and
Research Interests: Computer Science, Economic Theory, Market Orientation, Network Management, Multi Agent System, and 14 moreGeneral Equilibrium, Multi-agent based simulation, MABS, Renewable Resources, Field Study, Agent Coordination, Grid, Point of View, Bottom Up, Top Down, Field Data, Renewable Resource, gestion des ressources, and Springer Ebooks
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Un outil de modelisation, Cormas (common-pool resources and multi-agent systems), a ete elabore (BOUSQUET et al., 1998). De nombreuses applications ont ete developpees, en particulier pour modeliser des connaissances diverses au sein... more
Un outil de modelisation, Cormas (common-pool resources and multi-agent systems), a ete elabore (BOUSQUET et al., 1998). De nombreuses applications ont ete developpees, en particulier pour modeliser des connaissances diverses au sein d'equipes multidisciplinaires (BOUSQUET, 1994). Enfin, depuis 1998, des travaux ont ete menes pour proposer une methode d'utilisation des Sma, et particulierement de Cormas, dans des processus de decision sur la gestion de ressources naturelles. Trois experiences, deux au Senegal et une en France, illustrent cette initiative. Dans la premiere, pour simuler la viabilite de perimetres irrigues au Senegal, un modele a ete elabore, puis un jeu de role a ete concu pour presenter le modele aux differents acteurs. Ce modele et ce jeu ont ete utilises dans les villages et dans un centre de formation. Dans la deuxieme, pour anticiper l'impact d'amenagements sylvopastoraux dans le cadre de plans de prevention des incendies de foret en region mediterraneenne, un modele de negociation entre forestier et eleveur a ete construit dans le cadre de la gestion des forets mediterraneennes. Il a ensuite ete simplifie en un jeu de role afin de realiser une typologie des strategies de gestion de l'espace et des modes de negociation et aussi de disposer d'un outil pedagogique pour developper des capacites de gestion ou faire comprendre les contraintes propres a chaque usager. L'ensemble a ete utilise en formation. Dans la troisieme experience, au cours d'ateliers dans les villages, un jeu de role alimente les discussions des populations et de leurs representants locaux dans le cas de l'affectation decentralisee des terres dans le delta du Senegal. Il permet aux acteurs de creer un modele commun qui est ensuite informatise sous forme d'un Sma. Ce modele sert ensuite a simuler les scenarios imagines par les acteurs et provoque une discussion collective sur les evolutions possibles des interactions des usagers avec les ressources et sur les mesures envisageables. (Resume d'auteur)
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... Harare (1996) 6. Proton, H.: Syst~mes multi-agents pour l'6tude de l'organisation d'une ... Actes de Coltoque, Lyon (1997) 8. Bousquet, F., Guizol, P., Ndikumagenge, C.,... more
... Harare (1996) 6. Proton, H.: Syst~mes multi-agents pour l'6tude de l'organisation d'une ... Actes de Coltoque, Lyon (1997) 8. Bousquet, F., Guizol, P., Ndikumagenge, C., Proton, H.: Multi-agent models for analysing dynamics between forest and agroforest on a regional level. ...
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The decentralization of natural resource management provides an opportunity for communities to increase their participation in related decision making. Research should propose adapted methodologies enabling the numerous stakeholders of... more
The decentralization of natural resource management provides an opportunity for communities to increase their participation in related decision making. Research should propose adapted methodologies enabling the numerous stakeholders of these complex socioecological settings to define their problems and identify agreed-on solutions. This article presents a companion modeling (ComMod) experiment combining role-playing games and multiagent systems conducted in a community in northern Thailand to support collective learning for adaptive land management. Researchers and local stakeholders collectively built a representation of the situation and used it as a platform to explore scenarios. This ComMod process initially addressed a soil erosion problem. The participants identified the expansion of perennial crops as a promising solution but also raised the problem of the unequal ability among villagers to invest in such crops. The researchers flexibly adapted the simulation tools to the eme...
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This paper describes research using multi-agent systems as a companion modelling tool to address key issues related to agroecosystem management in northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. The authors illustrate an approach for the use of... more
This paper describes research using multi-agent systems as a companion modelling tool to address key issues related to agroecosystem management in northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. The authors illustrate an approach for the use of complex models for the accompaniment of adaptive management experiences. First, some considerations on the shifts of paradigm that underlie the research are discussed. Then two case studies are presented. The first one illustrates the iterative process of problem solving with local stakeholders, while the second emphasizes the emergence of local institutions in the context of land reforms. In both cases, the research started with an analysis of the agrarian system, which integrated multiscale biophysical and socioeconomic knowledge by means of a model. The research process then evolved towards the use of such models in participatory approaches for community-based natural resource management. Regular interactions between researchers and local stakehol...
Research Interests: Computer Science, East Asia, Citizen Journalism, Local Development, Natural Resource Management, and 15 moreAgriculture, Vietnam, Ecosystem management, Multi Agent System, Northern Thailand, Problem Solving, Land reform, South east Asia, Case Study, Community Based Natural Resource Management, Developpement Durable, Adaptive Management, Participatory Approach, Modelisation, and Recherche action
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Dans le cadre d'une approche systemique des crises phytosanitaires (cas emblematique du risque TYLCV-Bemisia), une plateforme prototype de formalisation et de simulation a ete dediee a l'integration des composantes... more
Dans le cadre d'une approche systemique des crises phytosanitaires (cas emblematique du risque TYLCV-Bemisia), une plateforme prototype de formalisation et de simulation a ete dediee a l'integration des composantes epidemiologiques, biotechniques, socio-economiques, reglementaires et organisationnelles. La plateforme est en cours de realisation suivant une methodologie qui permet de la concevoir en partenariat avec des chercheurs de champs disciplinaires divers et differents acteurs afin qu'elle puisse repondre a la fois aux questions relatives a l'emergence du risque et a sa gestion en termes de gouvernance territoriale. (Resume d'auteur)
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Le but de cette communication est de presenter l'interet de l'utilisation des approches formelles dans les problemes de gestion de ressources naturelles et de proposer une demarche de representation de ces modeles par les reseaux... more
Le but de cette communication est de presenter l'interet de l'utilisation des approches formelles dans les problemes de gestion de ressources naturelles et de proposer une demarche de representation de ces modeles par les reseaux Petri. Les modeles de dynamique de ressources doivent en general prendre en compte la structure de l'espace sur lequel evoluent les agents, puisque cette evolution est fortement contrainte par leur milieu (on parle aussi de problemes spatialises). En consequence, les auteurs s'interessent plus particulierement aux agents situes
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Une organisation est un agencement de relations qui lient des entites et qui assure au systeme une possiblite de duree de vie en depit de perturbations aleatoires. Pour etudier des organisations d'agents, un outil qui a pour but de... more
Une organisation est un agencement de relations qui lient des entites et qui assure au systeme une possiblite de duree de vie en depit de perturbations aleatoires. Pour etudier des organisations d'agents, un outil qui a pour but de representer graphiquement l'evolution de l'organisation d'un systeme multi-agents a ete developpe. Cet outil permet de visualiser la dynamique de l'etat des agents ainsi que la dynamique de leur reseau de communication. En prenant pour exemple la modelisation d'une societe de chasseurs-agriculteurs, nous montrons qu'il permet d'etudier la cooperation ou la coordination entre les agents par leur mecanismes de specialisation, ainsi que par leurs mecanismes de communication, qu'il s'agisse de conversations ou d'echanges de biens
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Utilisation des methodes bottom-up et multi-agents pour etudier la "tragedie des communs" dans la theorie des jeux. L'objectif de l'etude est d'examiner les proprietes des interactions basees sur le "dilemme du... more
Utilisation des methodes bottom-up et multi-agents pour etudier la "tragedie des communs" dans la theorie des jeux. L'objectif de l'etude est d'examiner les proprietes des interactions basees sur le "dilemme du prisonnier" dans un cadre collectif. Les "joueurs" sont d'abord etudies en statique puis en dynamique
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The management of the natural environments exploited by man, we speak here mainly of the aquatic environments, has been directed for a long time mainly towards the resource from an ecological point of view. It came to well understanding... more
The management of the natural environments exploited by man, we speak here mainly of the aquatic environments, has been directed for a long time mainly towards the resource from an ecological point of view. It came to well understanding the natural environment in order to ...
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In the frame of using models to promote dialogue among stakeholders, we are interested in modelling representations as a mean to share viewpoints and opinions. A first trend for modelling representations uses socio-cognitive theories as... more
In the frame of using models to promote dialogue among stakeholders, we are interested in modelling representations as a mean to share viewpoints and opinions. A first trend for modelling representations uses socio-cognitive theories as frameworks for modelling. This ...
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The purpose of this chapter is to summarize how agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) is being used in the area of environmental management. With the science of complex systems now being widely recognized as an appropriate one to... more
The purpose of this chapter is to summarize how agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) is being used in the area of environmental management. With the science of complex systems now being widely recognized as an appropriate one to tackle the main issues of ecological management, ABMS is emerging as one of the most promising approaches. To avoid any confusion and disbelief about the actual usefulness of ABMS, the objectives of the modelling process have to be unambiguously made explicit. It is still quite common to consider ABMS as mostly useful to deliver recommendations to a lone decision-maker, yet a variety of different purposes have progressively emerged, from gaining understanding through raising awareness, facilitating communication, promoting coordination or mitigating conflicts. Whatever the goal, the description of an agent-based model remains challenging. Some standard protocols have been recently proposed, but still a comprehensive description requires a lot of space, often too much for the maximum length of a paper authorized by a scientific journal. To account for the diversity and the swelling of ABMS in the field of ecological management, a review of recent publications based on a lightened descriptive framework is proposed. The objective of the descriptions is not to allow the replication of the models but rather to characterize the types of spatial representation, the properties of the agents and the features of the scenarios that have been explored and also to mention which simulation platforms were used to implement them (if any). This chapter concludes with a discussion of recurrent questions and stimulating challenges currently faced by ABMS for environmental management.
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Starting from a simple gaming-simulation experiment about the management of a common resource, two modelling experiments were conducted in different settings. In the first experiment, the game was played by farmers and the modeller... more
Starting from a simple gaming-simulation experiment about the management of a common resource, two modelling experiments were conducted in different settings. In the first experiment, the game was played by farmers and the modeller subsequently inferred a model from behaviour observed during the game. In order to address the validation problems underlying this type of modelling, a new experiment was conducted, in which computer science students played the game and then "self-modelled" their behaviour. We shall present, compare and discuss both these modelling processes. We show that self-modelling facilitated a better understanding of the players’ behaviours, although it is not a complete solution.
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Publikationsansicht. 51331815. La pêche dans le delta central du Niger : approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (1994). Quensière, Jacques (ed.). Details der Publikation. Download,... more
Publikationsansicht. 51331815. La pêche dans le delta central du Niger : approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (1994). Quensière, Jacques (ed.). Details der Publikation. Download, http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:40722. ...
Olivier Barreteau, François Bousquet, Jacques Weber et Martine Antona. ... Ainsi le modèle SimAndes (Paz Betancourt, 1997) représente les négociations entre agriculteurs pour la location de terres dans un contexte de jachère collective. ...
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Les SMA sont presentes comme des outils adaptes a la modelisation de l'articulation entre les differents niveaux hierarchiques d'un systeme. Dans le domaine des sciences de l'environnement, ces problemes de multiplicite... more
Les SMA sont presentes comme des outils adaptes a la modelisation de l'articulation entre les differents niveaux hierarchiques d'un systeme. Dans le domaine des sciences de l'environnement, ces problemes de multiplicite d'echelles se posent avec une acuite particuliere. Dans d'autres cas, cette prise en compte relevera plus d'une adequation avec le niveau auquel on dispose d'une bonne connaissance du systeme. Il s'avere souvent necessaire de manipuler conjointement des entites spatiales definies a differents niveaux hierarchiques. (Resume d'auteur)