Role-play simulations for climate change adaptation education and engagement

Danya Rumore (), Todd Schenk and Lawrence Susskind
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Danya Rumore: Environmental Dispute Resolution Program, Wallace Stegner Center, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Todd Schenk: Urban Affairs and Planning, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
Lawrence Susskind: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 8, 745-750

Abstract: Abstract In order to effectively adapt to climate change, public officials and other stakeholders need to rapidly enhance their understanding of local risks and their ability to collaboratively and adaptively respond to them. We argue that science-based role-play simulation exercises — a type of 'serious game' involving face-to-face mock decision-making — have considerable potential as education and engagement tools for enhancing readiness to adapt. Prior research suggests role-play simulations and other serious games can foster public learning and encourage collective action in public policy-making contexts. However, the effectiveness of such exercises in the context of climate change adaptation education and engagement has heretofore been underexplored. We share results from two research projects that demonstrate the effectiveness of role-play simulations in cultivating climate change adaptation literacy, enhancing collaborative capacity and facilitating social learning. Based on our findings, we suggest such exercises should be more widely embraced as part of adaptation professionals' education and engagement toolkits.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3084

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