Building community capacity with philosophy

Toolbox dialogue and climate resilience

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4238909
AutoresBryan Cwik (0000-0002-5570-3403, Portland State University), Chad Gonnerman (0000-0002-1074-7306, University of Southern Indiana), Michael O’rourke (0000-0002-4629-0811, Michigan State University), Michael O''Rourke, Michael O'Rourke, Brian Robinson (0000-0002-8972-8318), Brian H Robinson (0000-0001-8588-7162, Texas A&M University – Kingsville), Daniel Schoonmaker
Año2022
Volumen27
Número2
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
EditorialResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-13282-270221
OpenAlexW4293195484
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas18

In this article, we describe a project in which philosophy, in combination with methods drawn from mental modeling, was used to structure dialogue among stakeholders in a region-scale climate adaptation process. The case study we discuss synthesizes the Toolbox dialogue method, a philosophically grounded approach to enhancing communication and collaboration in complex research and practice, with a mental modeling approach rooted in risk analysis, assessment, and communication to structure conversations among non-academic stakeholders who have a common interest in planning for a sustainable future. We begin by describing the background of this project, including details about climate resiliency efforts in West Michigan and the Toolbox dialogue method, which was extended in this project from academic research into community organization involving the West Michigan Climate Resiliency Framework Initiative. This extension involved application of several methods, which are the focus of the Methods section. We then present and discuss preliminary results that suggest the potential for philosophical dialogue to enhance mutual understanding in complex community initiatives that focus on sustainable responses to climate change. Overall, the article supplies a detailed, instructive example of how philosophy can support policy-relevant decision-making processes at the community level

Climate change · Community resilience · Engineering ethics · Environmental resource management · Knowledge management · Management science · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Sustainability · Toolbox · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Psychology · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology