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Subject: Modelling for Decision Making: Call for Papers for MODSIM 2005, Melbourne
From: Purnomo, Herry (CIFOR) (h.purnomo@cgiar.org)
Date: Wed Mar 09 2005 - 09:53:30 CET
We kindly inform you that the deadline for the abstract is 18 March
2005. Best regards, herry
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Dear Colleagues,
MODSIM 2005 international conference will take place in Melbourne,
Australia, from 12-15 December 2005
(http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim05/). We will be co-managing a special
session entitled "Modelling of common pool resource management for
decision making in developing countries".
We believe, you have been working on some fine natural resource
management related modeling, which fits under the topic of our special
session. MODSIM 2005 would be an excellent forum for you to share your
knowledge and findings with a wide audience. Hereby, we invite you to
submit a paper for this session.
Abstracts are due by 18 March 2005 and should be submitted using the
Web-Based Conference Management System available at
http://www.civenv.unimelb.edu.au/wcmt/. Authors will be notified of
abstract acceptance by 8 April 2005. Full papers with extended abstracts
will be due by 12 August 2005.
We would appreciate your help in forwarding this information to any
interested colleagues, students, and relevant mailing lists. If you need
further information, please contact us. We look forward to receiving
your abstracts.
Yours sincerely,
Sonya Dewi (s.dewi@cgiar.org <mailto:s.dewi@cgiar.org> ) and Herry
Purnomo (h.purnomo@cgiar.org)
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Special Session Abstract
Modeling of common pool resource management for decision making in
developing countries
Common pool resources inherently embrace the temporal and spatial
dynamics of quality and quantity of natural resources, anthropogenic
factors and geographical factors. Managing these resources to increase
community welfare while preserving the environment is tremendously
complex, especially in developing countries where regulations and
institutions are not well established and enforced. Considerable effort
has gone into developing models and tools for decision making in common
resources pool management. While natural resource management modeling
increasingly attracts more attention, mostly within the circles of
academics or researchers, there has been little to no discussion on the
use and usefulness of the models, the appropriate roles of the modelers,
strategies to influence decision makers and their impacts.
This session invites papers on ideas and experiences in the modeling and
simulation of common pool resources management and how they can be used
effectively in developing countries. This session will discuss issues on
the following: (a) Simulation and modeling of integrated natural
resources management, (b) Integration of action research and modeling in
natural resources management, (c) The role of modelers in the management
of complex adaptive systems, (d) Modeling of social capital and social
movement, and (d) The uses of modeling in true-life decision and
policy-making processes