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Topology of Coupled Human and Natural Systems Duncan Wilson Southcentral Climate Science Center University of Oklahoma

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Page 1: Topology of Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Topology of Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Duncan Wilson

South‐central Climate Science CenterUniversity of Oklahoma

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Coupled Human and Natural Systems …… how to move beyond case studies ?… how to quantitatively link different research traditions ??

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100 m

Coupled Human and Natural Systems …… struggled with the linear model despite a rich environment… needed to shift to "Decision Space" versus temporal scale

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Topology of Coupled Human and Natural Systems

• The "linear" model of CHANS feedbacks does not work• Social systems are strongly de‐coupled from natural systems due to the interjection of a very messy (and unknowable) natural system between perception and behavior

Topology points to where research is most salient at understanding CHANS 

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Decisions

Behavior

PerceptionExperiences

Constraintsinstrument bias

Natural System

indicatorsinstrument bias

IdeologyAttitudesBeliefs

learning

Bayesian CHANS Modeling• starts with normative model of behavior

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Bayesian CHANS Modeling• starts with normative model of behavior• connects studies • adds dimension to Perception and Experience

Decisions

Behavior

PerceptionExperiences

Constraints

Natural System

indicators IdeologyAttitudesBeliefs

learning

indicatorsindicators

BehaviorBehavior

coordinated studies

coordinated studies

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High PlainsSouthwestern TablelandsCentral Great PlainsFlint HillsCross TimbersEast Central Texas PlainsSouth Central PlainsOuachita Mtns.Arkansas ValleyBoston Mtns.Ozark HighlandCentral Irreg. Plains

Oklahoma Mesonet stations

North Canadian River

Focus Study Regions

Cimarron RiverWashita RiverKiamichi RiverOklahoma City boundary

Peri‐urban Wildfire Risk Perception• M‐SISNet panel • Objective risk (actuarial) ‐‐> fire behavior modeling• Behavior ‐‐> change in "fire wise" property status 

Shock from the 2011‐2012 drought and wildfire outbreak• Rural Fire District interviews• Fire wise cost‐benefit analysis• … othersco

ordinated stud

ies

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Kiamichi watershed vulnerability perception• M‐SISNet panel• Basin‐level historical & predictive hydrology• Behavior ‐‐> … 

Shock from the 2011‐2012 drought Shock from proposed policy change & litigation

• Organizational interviews• Cost‐benefit analysis• … many others needed

High PlainsSouthwestern TablelandsCentral Great PlainsFlint HillsCross TimbersEast Central Texas PlainsSouth Central PlainsOuachita Mtns.Arkansas ValleyBoston Mtns.Ozark HighlandCentral Irreg. Plains

Oklahoma Mesonet stations

North Canadian River

Focus Study Regions

Cimarron RiverWashita RiverKiamichi RiverOklahoma City boundary

coordinated stud

ies

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REMEMBER FROM THE PROPOSAL … the CHANS modeling requires your participation. There is not a “modeling group” that will magically do all of this. The range of disciplines is far too extensive for “modelers” to have the necessary expertise. We need your group’s expertise, not coding skills.

Moving Forward 

We need groups to:1. Work together in the same sub‐region2. Decide on a common set of behaviors (decisions) … 

water use, recreation, others?3. Work on different aspects of the CHANS through the 

topology – needed to link these together4. Collaborate with M‐SISNet – a critical piece to 

contextualize narrow results  broad