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Stockholm University Date: 28th October, 2013 Department of Biology Education Please check Mondo for most updated syllabus

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Master’s Programme: Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development Course 3: Governance and management of social-ecological systems

(15hp) Course leader: Miriam Huitric

Updated: 8th January 2014.

Brief Description This course will explore alternative approaches for analysing how people make choices, use rules, and learn to manage and govern social-ecological systems. The course will combine economic approaches to uncertainty, approaches to ecological management that enable learning, how institutional choices shape environmental management, and how governance can be designed to adapt to social-ecological change. Students will learn how to apply cost-benefit analysis, decision analysis under uncertainty, and game theory to the analysis of environmental issues. They will explore successful cases of environmental management, and how governance systems have been successfully transformed. Strategies for effecting positive change in environmental management, and barriers impeding such change will be examined. Students will be introduced to theoretical concepts, methods for analysis, and conduct group and individual research projects that utilize these concepts and methods. Course Learning Outcomes It is expected that the student, after taking the course, will be able to:

1. Apply cost-benefit analysis and decision analysis in simple real world situations. 2. Be familiar with institutional aspects of social-ecological management that can lead to

successful and unsuccessful management. 3. Use game theory to analyse the creation of ecological problems. 4. Analyse the ability of different aspects of ecological management to support or

impede learning. 5. Explain the challenges and opportunities of adaptive governance.

Course Modules The course consists of the following three modules, which are detailed in the following pages: Module 7: Challenges of Environmental Decision-making (4 hp), Module 8: Adaptive Management (4 hp), Module 9: Drama of the Commons (3 hp), Module 10: Adaptive Governance (4 hp). NOTE: This year the order of the modules will be changed – Module 9 will run after Module 10. The modules have kept their numbers and are organised based on when they will run in the syllabus.


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Module 7: Challenges of Environmental Decision-making (4 hp) Module leaders: Anne-Sophie Crépin, Therese Lindahl

Instructors: Therese Lindahl, Gustav Engström and Johan Gars Schedule - All lectures are in room 251 unless otherwise noted Lectures Class exercises Home work

Week 1:

JANUARY Mon 20 9:00-12:00

AM: Course Intro (MH, ½ hr) AM: Module Intro (ASC, ½ hr) AM/PM: Review of Markets and market failures (GE 2 hr)

PM: Reading Individual assignment distributed to students

Tues 21 9.00-12.00

AM: Policy instruments, and tools for decision making (GE, 2 hr)

AM: Discussion policy instruments (GE, 1 hr)

PM: Work on assignment

Wed 22 READING DAY Work on assignment

Thurs 23 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00

AM: Climate and economics (GE 1hr + JG 1hr)

PM: Discussion on climate and economics (GE+JG 2hr)

PM: Individual assignment due 17:00.

Fri 24 9.00-12.00

AM: Decision making under uncertainty (ASC, 2hr)

AM: Group Discussions on uncertainty (ASC, 1 hr)

PM: Reading Individual assignment distributed to students

Week 2:

Mon 27 10.00-12.00 13.00-15.00

AM: Behavioral biases in decisions(TL, 2 hr)

PM: Group discussion/exercise on behavioral biases in decisions (TL, 2hr)

Tues 28 10.00-12.00 13.00-15.00

AM: Decision making with regime shifts. (ASC, 2 hr)

PM: Group Discussions (ASC, 2 hr) Work on assignment

Wed 29 READING DAY PM: Work on assignment

Thurs 30 9:00-12:00

AM: International trade and the environment (MS, 2hr)

AM: Discussion on trade and the environment (MS, 1 hr)

PM: Work on assignment Individual assignment due 17:00.

FEBRUARY Fri 31 10.00-12.00

PM: Email feedback on assignments. (ASC)

Prepare for exam

Week 3:

Mon 3 9.00-11.00

AM: Advice session. Feedback on assignments. Possibility to ask questions in preparation for the exam. (ASC, 2 hr)

PM: Prepare for exam

Tues 4 9.00-12.00 13.00-14.00

AM: Examination: Individual written exam in class. Book allowed. (tentavakt 3 hr)

PM: Course Evaluation (ASC, max 1 hr)


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Reading list– readings should be done prior to lectures! All readings are available at Stockholm University online library, available online or will be distributed during class. Lecture 1: Review of markets and market failures Revise the readings below: Scholz, RW. 2011. Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to

Decisions, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (available as e-book in the SU library). Chapter 1: What knowledge about what environment? Chapter 7.2: Preferences and utilities Chapter 10: Origins of economic thinking and the environment

Dasgupta, P. 2007. Economics: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Prologue Chapter 1: Macroeconomic history Chapter 2: Trust Chapter 4: Markets Chapter 7: Sustainable economic development

http://iklim.cob.gov.tr/iklim/Files/eKutuphane/Economics%20-%20A%20Very%20Short%20Introduction.pdf Lecture 2: Policy instruments and tools for decision making Lecture notes to be distributed Lecture 3: Climate and economics Krugman, P. 2010, Building a Green Economy, The New York Times, April 7. Available

online http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/magazine/11Economy-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Lecture 4: Decision making under uncertainty Crépin, A.-S. 2014, Decision making for social ecological systems, draft lecture notes.

Sections 1-3. Optional reading: Yohe, G. et al, 2005, Recognizing Uncertainties in Evaluating Responses, Chapter 4 in

Millenium Ecosystem Assessement, Policy responses, Island Press. Available online on http://maweb.org/documents/document.309.aspx.pdf.

Lecture 5: Behavioral biases in decisions: Ostrom E 2000, Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms The Journal of

Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14, No. 3pp. 137-158. Scholz, RW. 2011. Ibid. Chapter 7: Drivers of individual behavior Weber, E.U. Experienced-based and descriptive based perceptions of long term risk: Why global warming does not scare us (yet), Climatic Change (2006) 77: 103–120. Optional reading: Shogren, J., and L Taylor, 2008 On Behavioral-Environmental Economics, Review of

Environmental Economics and Policy, volume 2, issue 1, winter 2008, pp. 26–44


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Lecture 6: Decision making with regime shifts Crépin, A.-S. 2014, Decision making for social ecological systems, draft lecture notes.

Sections 5 and 6. Crépin, A.-S., Biggs, R., Polasky, S., Troell, M and de Zeeuw, A., 2012 Regime shifts and

management, Ecological Economics 84:15-22. Lecture 7: International trade and the environment Josh Ederington Should Trade Agreements Include Environmental Policy? Review of

Environmental Economics and Policy, volume 4, issue 1, winter 2010, pp. 84–102


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Module 8: Adaptive Management (4 hp) Module leaders: Magnus Nyström and Henrik Österblom

Instructors: Magnus Nyström, Henrik Österblom, Thorsten Blenckner, Per Olsson, Andrew Merrie, Miriam Huitric

Schedule - All lectures are in room 251 unless otherwise noted. Attendance and participation of class exercises and lectures are compulsory!

Lectures Class exercises Home work

Week 1: Adaptive management: introduction and preparation for role-play

FEBRUARY Wed 5 9:30-12:00

AM: Module introduction (MN & HÖ, 2.5 hrs)

PM: Independent literature search and analysis for role-play

Collection and interpretation of literature/data for the role-play.

Thurs 6 9:30-12:00

AM: The Baltic Sea – learning the basics for a role play (HÖ, 2.5hrs)

PM: Preparation for role play


Fri 7 Preparation for role play

Lectures Class exercises Home work Week 2: Case studies and role play

Mon 10 9:30-12:00 13:00-15:30

AM: Role-play year 1 (session 1) PM: Role-play year 1 (session 2)


Tues 11 9:30-12:00 13:00-15:30

AM: Adaptive management introduction and case studies 1: the Great Barrier Reef, 2 the Baltic Sea and 3: European fisheries. (HÖ, 2.5 hrs) PM: Interview methodology (MH 2.5 hrs)


Wed 12

READING DAY

Collection and interpretation of literature/data for role-play.

Thur 13 9:30-12:00 13:00-15:30



Fri 14 9:30-12:00

AM: Adaptive management and stakeholder conflicts. Case study 4: Fisheries in Antarctica (HÖ, 2.5 hrs)



Week 3: Independent work on essay

Mon 17 9:30-12:00 13:00-15:30


Tue 18 10:00-12:00

AM: Debriefing Summary of impressions from Role-play. Discussion of experiences, improvements for next year’s role-


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Reading List Compulsory reading material (i.e. research articles) will be distributed via "Mondo" at the start and throughout the course. Week 1: Hughes et al. (2005) Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon World Heritage Areas. Ambio, 36, 586-592. Österblom, H., Hansson, S., Larsson, U., Hjerne, O., Wulff, F., Elmgren, R., Folke, C., 2007. Human-induced Trophic Cascades and Ecological Regime Shifts in the Baltic Sea. Ecosystems 10, 877-889. Week 2: Case study 1: Olsson P, Folke C., Hughes TP. (2008) Navigating the transition to ecosystem-based management of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. PNAS, 105, 9489-9494. Case study 2: Österblom et al. (2010) Making the ecosystem approach operational - Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition? Marine Policy, 34, 1290-1299. Case study 3: Österblom et al. (2011) Incentives, social–ecological feedbacks and European fisheries. Marine Policy, 35, 568-574. Case study 4: Österblom H, Sumalia UR. (2011) Toothfish crises, actor diversity and the emergence of compliance mechanisms in the Southern Ocean. Global Environmental Change, 21, 972-982.

play. (HÖ, MN) AM: Complete module evaluation survey and Handing out of examination.

Wed 19 AM-PM Work on individual essay

Thurs 20 AM-PM Hand in written assignment by 15:00 hrs


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Module 10: Adaptive Governance (4 hp) Module leader: Victor Galaz

Instructors: Victor Galaz, Thomas Hahn, Gunilla Reischl, Per Olsson, Andrew Merrie,


Week 1:

FEBRUARY Fri 21 10:00-12:30

AM: Intro to Adaptive Governance [VG, 30min] AM: From institutions to governance – what is the difference? [VG, 2hr]

13:30 Hand out Writing Assignment I [VG]

PM: Writing Assignment I

Mon 24 13:00-15:00

PM: Bridging Organizations [TH, 2hr]

AM: Writing Assignment I PM: Blogposts and readings

Tues 25 13:00-15:00

PM: International institutions and regimes [GR, 2hr]

AM: Reading: international institutions and regimes

Wed 26 9:00-10:00

AM: Hand out of case study assignment [VG]

AM/PM: Work on case study assignment

Thurs 27 17:00 Send you case study to Victor via e-mail

AM/ PM: Case study work

Fri 28 AM/ PM: Read other groups case analysis + prepare your presentation

Week 2:

MARCH Mon 3 9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00

AM/ PM: Half-day presentation and discussions [VG]

Work on blogpost, and/or readings other half-day

Tues 4 09:00

Hand out of Writing Assignment II [VG] AM/ PM: work and discussions (details to be sent out later)

Wed 5 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00

AM: Innovation and transformations in social-ecological systems [PO, 2hr].

PM: Exercise and Discussion [PO, 2hr].

Thurs 6 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00

AM: Global adaptive governance I: Marine Futures [AM, 2 hr] PM: Global adaptive governance II: Earth system complexity and “planetary boundaries” [VG, 2hr]

Fri 7 09:30-11:00

AM: Summing up, “Connecting the dots”. [VG, 2.5 hr]

PM: Read, reflect, clean up notes

Week 3:

Mon 10

08:00: Home exam will be sent out à hand in via e-mail to Victor 18:00


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Tues 5 09:00-09:45

Online evaluation of course, before Module 9.

Reading List – readings should if possible be done prior to lectures. List subject to minor changes. All literature will be made available as PDF:s. Additional literature will be assigned for case study analysis. * = Required reading Lecture: What is adaptive governance? + From institutions to governance (Victor Galaz) *Folke, C., T. Hahn, P. Olsson and J. Norberg (2005). “Adaptive Governance of Social-

Ecological Systems”, Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour. 2005. 30:441–73. *Galaz, V. (2014). Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The

Anthropocene Gap. Draft book manuscript, chapter 2. Galaz, V., P. Olsson, T. Hahn, C. Folke and U. Svedin (2008). "The Problem of Fit among

Biophysical Systems, Environmental and Resource Regimes, and Broader Governance Systems: Insights and Emerging Challenges", in Oran R. Young, Leslie A. King and Heike Schröder (eds.). Institutions and Environmental Change - Principal Findings, Applications, and Research Frontiers. The MIT Press, Cambridge. pp. 147-182.

Lecture: Bridging organizations (Thomas Hahn) Crona, B. and Parker J.N. (2012) Learning in support of governance: theories, methods and a

method to assess how bridging organizations contribute to adaptive resource governance. Ecology and Society 17:32.

*Olsson P., Folke C., Galaz V., Hahn T., Schultz L. (2007). Enhancing the fit through adaptive comanagement: creating and maintaining bridging functions for matching scales at Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve, Sweden. Ecology and Society 12:28.

Lecture: Global Environmental Governance (Gunilla Rieschl) *Andonova, L. B. and R. Mitchell, 2010. The Rescaling of Global Environmental Politics.

Annual Review of Environment and Resources 35, 255-282. *Andonova, L., M. Betsill, and H. Bulkeley, 2009. Transnational climate governance. Global

Environmental Politics. 9: 2, pp 52-73. Biermann, F. 2007. Reforming global environmental governance: From UNEP towards a

World Environment Organization. In: Lydia Swart and Estelle Perry (eds) Global Environmental Governance: Perspectives on the Current Debate. Center for UN Reform Education, May 2007, pp 103-123.

Dimitrov, R. 2010. Inside Copenhagen: the state of climate governance. Global Environmental Politics, 10:2, pp 18-24.

Lecture + Assignment: Transition, transformations and innovation systems (Per Olsson) *Kemp, R et al (1998). Regime shifts to sustainability through processes of niche formation:

the approach of strategic niche management, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 10 (2), pp. 175-198.


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*Olsson, P., L. H. Gunderson, S. R. Carpenter, P. Ryan, L. Lebel, C. Folke, and C. S. Holling. 2006. Shooting the rapids: navigating transitions to adaptive governance of social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 11(1): 18.

URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art18/ Lecture: Global Networks, Governance and Global Change (Victor Galaz and Andrew Merrie) *Österblom, H., Sumaila, U.R., (2011). “Toothfish crises, actor diversity and the emergence

of compliance mechanisms in the Southern Ocean”, Global Environmental Change 21, 972–982 doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.04.013.

*Galaz, V. (2014). Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The Anthropocene Gap. Draft book manuscript, chapters 3 and 4.


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Module 9: Drama of the Commons (3 hp) Module Leader: Miriam Huitric

Instructors: Miriam Huitric, Therese Lindahl, Beatrice Crona Schedule Lectures Class exercises Home work

Week 1: Tragedy of the Commons & Lab Experiments

MARCH Tues 11

READING DAY Homework: In an example of your choice: list the factors causing the Tragedy of the Commons.

Wed 12 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00

AM: Module Intro [MH,½hr] PM: Tragedy of the Commons [MH, 2hr]

AM: Presentation and Discussion of Homework [MH, 1.5 hr]

Thurs 13 READING DAY

Fri 14 10.00-12.00 13.00-15.00

AM: The value added of using experiment to study the commons [TL, 2hr]

PM: Exercise [TL, 2hr]

Week 2: Drama of the Commons & Institutions and Networks

Mon 17 AM/PM: Assignment 1. Hand-in Assignment 1 by 17:00. Email Therese

Tues 18 10:00-12:00

AM: Drama of the Commons – role of and challenges for institutions in managing the commons. [MH, 2 hr]

PM: Assignment 2.

Wed 19

AM: Assignment 2. Hand-in Assignment 2 by 12:00 noon. Email Miriam

Thurs 20 10.00-12.00 13.00-14.00

AM: Networks in local resource management. [BC, 2 hr]

PM: Discussion of Assignment 2, Optional [MH, 1 hr] PM: Final Assignment.

Work on Final Assignment

Fri 21 15.30-16.30

PM: Reflections on CPRs & Module Evaluation [MH, 1½ hr]

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AM/PM: Final Assignment 15:00 Hand-in Final Assignment. Email Miriam

Reading List – readings should be done prior to lectures! Additional readings will be added Course Book – available online as pdf or e-book. Free: Janssen, M.A. and Anderies, J.M. 2013. Sustaining the Commons. Published by: Center for

the Study of Institutional Diversity, Arizona State University, Tempe. http://sustainingthecommons.asu.edu

Week 1: Tragedy of the Commons & Lab Experiments Lecture: Tragedy of the Commons Course Book: Chapters 1-4. Hardin, G. 1968. The tragedy of the commons. Science 162: 1243-1248. Watch Elinor Ostrom’s Whiteboard Seminar “Going Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons”:


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http://www.stockholmresilience.org/21/seminar-and-events/whiteboard-seminars/4-22-2009-whiteboard-seminar-with-elinor-ostrom-going-beyond-the-tragedy-of-commons.html

Homework: Case study of student’s choice, provide the source(s) for your homework. Additional Reading: Dietz et al. 2003. The Struggle to Govern the Commons. Science 302(5652): 1907 – 1912. Lecture: Experiments & CPR Course Book: Chapters 8-9 Week 2: Drama of the Commons & Institutions and Networks Lecture: Drama of the Commons Course Book: Chapters 7, 10-11, 15. Additional Reading: Ostrom, E. 1993: The evolution of norms, rules, and rights. Beijer Dicussion Paper Series No.

39. On Mondo. Lecture: Networks in local resource management Bodin, Ö. and B. I. Crona. 2009. The role of social networks in natural resource governance:

What relational patterns make a difference? Global Environmental Change 19:366-374. Crona, B.I., Nyström, M., Folke, C. and Jiddawi, N. (2010) Middlemen, a critical social-

ecological link in coastal communities of Kenya and Zanzibar. Marine Policy 34(4): 761-771.

Bodin Ö and Crona B. (2008): Management of Natural Resources at the Community Level: Exploring the Role of Social Capital and Leadership in a Rural Fishing Community. World Development Vol. 36 (12): 2763–2779.

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