Contribution of simulation and gaming to natural resource management issues: An introduction

Olivier Barreteau, Christophe Le Page and Pascal Perez
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Olivier Barreteau: Cemagref, France, olivier.barreteau@montpellier.cemagref.fr
Christophe Le Page: Cirad, France, christophe.le_page@cirad.fr
Pascal Perez: Cirad, France, pascal.perez@cirad.fr

Simulation & Gaming, 2007, vol. 38, issue 2, 185-194

Abstract: Nowadays, computer-mediated simulations and games are widely used in the field of natural resource management (NRM). They have proved to be useful for various purposes such as supporting decision-making processes and training. First, the specificities of the NRM research field are highlighted. Then, based on the analysis of the articles presented in this special issue of Simulation & Gaming , some key features related to the implementation of gaming in such a context are introduced. Finally, after reviewing the benefits of using simulation games in NRM, the authors stress the ethical issue of changing social relationships among stakeholders by playing a game with some of them.

Keywords: benefits; context; collective policy design; decision making; ethical issues; implementation; natural resource management (NRM); simulation games; social empowerment; social relationships; socioecological systems; stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/1046878107300660

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