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Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Address Complex Conservation Problems : = The Case of Tiger Farms.

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Title/Author:	Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Address Complex Conservation Problems :/
Reminder of title:	The Case of Tiger Farms.
Author:	Rieder, Erica Katharine.
Description:	1 online resource (170 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-06B.
Subject:	Threats. -
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ISBN:	9798381024951

Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Address Complex Conservation Problems : = The Case of Tiger Farms.
Rieder, Erica Katharine.

Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Address Complex Conservation Problems :The Case of Tiger Farms. - 1 online resource (170 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--North Carolina State University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Wildlife conservation involves tackling complex problems in dynamic social-ecological systems. However, in these environments it is often difficult to assess the short and long term implications of actions. Furthermore, given the wide range of values, beliefs, and goals of people involved in solving conservation problems, no one person or organization can hold all of the answers. New approaches are needed that capture the dynamics of complex systems and bring together diverse perspectives, improving evidence-based adaptive management to solve conservation's wicked problems. Participatory system dynamics (SD) modeling is a promising collaborative approach that synthesizes existing research with local knowledge while informing interventions and enhancing collaboration among diverse stakeholders. Although systems-oriented approaches are growing in popularity across the conservation world, few studies have explicitly outlined a participatory SD modeling process or attempted to evaluate its efficacy in conservation.This dissertation applied a virtual participatory SD approach to address a wicked conservation problem: tiger conservation and the threat posed by tiger farms and the illegal wildlife trade. With a population of just 4,500 animals, wild tigers remain severely threatened by habitat constraints, human-wildlife conflict, and persistent consumer demand for their body parts. Meanwhile, there are over 7,000 tigers in captive tiger farms that supply some of this consumer demand - and that number may be growing. In such a complex system, opinions differ on whether these facilities reduce or increase the threat wild tigers face from poaching for trade, resulting in policy conflict among diverse stakeholders. In this dissertation, we describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a virtual participatory SD modeling process that brought together 49 international experts from over 15 different organizations over a two year period. Participants were invited into three different groups based on levels of engagement through a combination of surveys, presentations, and workshops. At the end of the study, pre-post surveys revealed shifts in beliefs about the relationship between tiger farms and wild tigers and illustrated how the process provided insights into causal-relationships and feedback within the system. Participants appreciated the opportunity to collaborate constructively with others and build a foundation for increased trust. Model-building workshops provided a rare opportunity for participants to talk with and learn from other experts with different perspectives in a way that built consensus and minimized conflict surrounding this contentious issue. Though the process was long and intensive, participants reported finding an increased value in systems thinking and an appreciation for the utility of participatory SD modeling approaches in conservation.This dissertation is organized in the following five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an Introduction, giving an overview of each of the three papers and their findings. Chapter 2 (Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Address Complex Conservation Problems: Tiger Farming as a Case Study) provides a detailed overview of the methods used in this virtual participatory modeling process. Chapter 3 (Effects of Tiger Farms on Wild Tiger Conservation: Advancing Understanding with a Causal-Loop Diagram) describes the development of a conceptual model and initial analysis of the relationship between tiger farms and the poaching of wild tigers.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798381024951Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Threats.
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