Sustainable development: Why do decision-makers rely on problematic wait and see strategies and how can System Dynamics help deal with complexity
This workshop honors the accomplishments of professors Pål I. Davidsen and Erling Moxnes. Together with prominent guest speakers it presents what has been achieved and celebrates the future of the field and the role that the System Dynamics Group at the University of Bergen plays in shaping a sustainable future.
Hovedinnhold
Time: Monday, September 19 to Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Place: Auditorium 3, Law Faculty Building, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1
Programme
Monday, September 19
Recent studies in sustainable development. Methods for the analysis of complex, dynamic systems.
| 10:00–10:15 | Opening and welcome |
| 10:15-10:30 | Pål Davidsen: Introduction to Monday program with a brief report on the System Dynamics Group since 1995 |
| 10:30-12:00 | Nuno Videira and Mohamed Saleh: African Co-existence Landscapes (ACLs) |
| 13:15–14:00 | Matteo Pedercini: Integrated Modeling for SustainableDevelopment |
| 14:00–14:45 | Andrea Bassi: Using System Dynamics to support policy and investment decisions: from national planning to asset valuation, and back |
| 15:00–15:50 | David Wheat: Learning Economics with Dynamic Modeling: Comparative Experiences |
| 15:50–16:50 | William Schoenberg: Loops That Matter |
Tuesday, September 20
Why do humans manage climate poorly and how could we improve?
| 09:00–10:00 | Erling Moxnes: Why does the “wait and see strategy” dominate climate policies? |
| 10:00-10:45 | Jørgen Randers: The lacking global response to The Limits to Growth since 1972 (in a 100-year perspective) |
| 11:15-12:00 | John Sterman: Interactive policy models help catalyze climate action from the White House and Congress to corporate boardrooms and school classrooms |
| 12:00–12:30 | Gisela Böhm: Climate change: the role of emotions in decisionmaking |
| 12:30–13:00 | Etienne Rouwette: System dynamics helps teams to make decisions on complex issues. Can it also support deliberative democracy? |
[E]verything they had previously known as facts were still true and the meaning was totally different.
Forrester (2009)
Detailed seminar program
