Mapping fine-resolution nested social-ecological system archetypes to reveal archetypical human-environmental interactions

Yang, Yuanyuan; Bao, Wenkai; Sherbinin, Alex de

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104863

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“…Another aspect to consider is the choice of datasets for inclusion in archetype analysis. Highresolution mapping is rarely found amongst archetype analyses (Yang et al 2023). In our study, we focused on high-resolution datasets, all of which were available at a 25 m cell size, except for employment density, which we resampled from 100 m to 25 m. This resampling introduced abrupt transitions due to the lack of gradual changes from high to lowdensity areas.…”

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“…This analysis employs a distinct framing that explicitly separates social and technological aspects. In contrast, some similar studies have integrated technological aspects into the social subsystem (Rocha et al 2020, Pacheco-Romero et al 2021, Yang et al 2023. We chose to distinguish between social and technological subsystems to emphasize the significance of human-engineered elements like infrastructure, buildings, and other amenities prevalent in Geneva's urban landscapes.…”

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Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Wicki,

Black,

Kurmann

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The concept of ecological infrastructure (EI) as a lens for landscape management has the potential to address environmental challenges, such as biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, by instrumentalizing Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP). NCPs stems from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and refers to the various ways in which the natural world provides benefits, values, and services that directly and indirectly contribute to the well-being, livelihoods, and cultural aspects of human societies. This research explores this potential by proposing an archetype analysis of social-ecological-technological systems (SETS) to manage EI. We derived archetypes using machine learning and clustering on a data-driven SETS framework co-produced with experts in EI management. The archetype analysis was conducted by combining K-means with hierarchical clustering on spatial patterns to generate clusters with similar configurations of social, ecological, and technological subsystems. The approach is illustrated for the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, which experiences high urbanization and ecological pressures. The resulting spatially explicit archetypes of SETS facilitate policy recommendations tailored to multifunctional landscapes, which can be used to derive coherent management strategies for EI. In addition, the approach demonstrates that by taking an integrated landscape approach and engaging with diverse stakeholders, it is possible to develop effective landscape-based management recommendations for promoting the sustainable provision of NCPs and biodiversity within the concept of EI.

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Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Wicki,

Black,

Kurmann

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…They further identified six nested archetypes within the archetype of dry areas with better agropotential, primarily distinguishing system vulnerability based on erosion sensitivity, governance, and undernourishment [30]. Yang et al mapped two-tier nested SES archetypes, covering five global SES archetypes (natural systems, ecological transition systems, agricultural systems, urban-rural transition systems, urban systems) with 11 regional SES sub-archetypes in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration in China [31].…”

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“…This theory suggests that a dynamic system progresses through four phases -exploitation ( Land 2023, 12, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 23 nascent stage. Recent studies, such as Pacheco-Romero et al [33] and Yang et al [31], have made progress in this area, examining the spatial aspects of deductive archetypes for SESs but lack a theoretical deduction of SES changes. Holling's adaptive cycle theory offers a framework for analyzing how complex systems change and the dynamics of their sustainability [36].…”

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Integrating System Spatial Archetypes and Archetypical Evolutionary Patterns of Human Settlements: Towards Place-Based Sustainable Development

Gao,

Lyu,

Liu

2023

Land

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Effectively managing the diversity and complexity of human settlements is pivotal in tackling the sustainability challenges we face in the Anthropocene. Conceptualizing a city’s human settlement as a unified social–ecological system and investigating its system archetype and evolutionary pattern offer a promising approach to understanding sustainability challenges within specific spatio-temporal contexts. This study introduced a novel approach to assessing and characterizing human settlements using a spatio-temporal two-tier structure archetype analysis for human settlement systems. Applying inductive clustering to an integrated dataset, we identified five typical human settlement systems for 2019 and eight change patterns (2001–2019) in the Yangtze River Delta region. By linking inductively recognized human settlement systems into deductive categories of human-nature connectedness and associating inductive change patterns with deduced phases within the adaptive cycle, we defined five system spatial archetypes and three archetypical evolutionary patterns, revealing the typical interaction between them. This enabled us to understand sustainability challenges for each interaction, formulating seven tailored solutions to promote place-based development in human settlements. Generally, our approach showcases considerable potential in uncovering human settlement challenges, ultimately contributing to addressing these challenges at the local level within the broader context of global sustainability issues.

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Refining the scale of the rural-urban landscape: A policy-relevant application to Chile

Anríquez,

Calabrese,

Foster

et al. 2024

Applied Geography

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Mapping fine-resolution nested social-ecological system archetypes to reveal archetypical human-environmental interactions

Cited by 6 publications

References 117 publications

Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Integrating System Spatial Archetypes and Archetypical Evolutionary Patterns of Human Settlements: Towards Place-Based Sustainable Development

Refining the scale of the rural-urban landscape: A policy-relevant application to Chile

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