Role-playing games in natural resource management and research
Lessons learned from theory and practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5285985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maren Wesselow (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Oldenburg Germany, corresponding author), Susanne Stoll-Kleemann (0000-0003-4118-3408, Universität Greifswald), Susanne Stoll‐kleemann (Ernst‐Moritz‐Arndt‐Universität Greifswald Greifswald Germany) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 184 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 298-309 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/geoj.12248 |
| OpenAlex | W2792699183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 35 |
Participatory games are valued by many researchers as innovative tools to facilitate science-practice communication in transdisciplinary research processes. This article explores the diverse potentials of role-playing games (RPGs) in natural resource research and management. Based on a literature review, we discuss different types of game design, the stakeholder groups involved, and outcomes that may be achieved by this method. Our results display how game elements, rationales and rules can be adapted in accordance with the conveners' intentions, and outline the roles that scientists, land users, institutional actors, and technicians assume in the RPG. We argue that RPGs have the potential to serve scientific knowledge production while also facilitating collective decision-making, conflict mediation, and joint learning. A case study from Madagascar illustrates that land users can easily relate RPGs to their real lives. The participants in this case study reflected on their livelihood systems, collectively analysed problems, and discussed possible solutions. Finally, we critically discuss the validity and legitimacy of the research results, and measures to avoid bias and manipulation
Citizen journalism · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Legitimacy · Livelihood · Management science · Mediation · Natural (archaeology · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Participatory action research · Political science · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Social science · Sociology · Stakeholder · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Engineering · Forest Management and Policy · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Fsosm
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Offsetting Game—Framing Environmental Issues in the Design of a Serious Game
Associating spatial knowledge with concept maps to facilitate learning in digital gaming contexts
‘Bonkers but good!’ – Using illustration-based interview methods to understand land management and conservation visions
A scoping review of participatory tools and practices in collaborative processes
Bridging digital and physical threats
Concepciones de docentes de Educación Primaria sobre el juego de rol como herramienta para la enseñanza del patrimonio
Linking socio‐economic metabolism models and simulation games
An experimental game to assess hunter’s participation in zoonotic diseases surveillance
Role-Playing as a Didactic Strategy for Teaching Intangible Heritage
Understanding Primary School Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Water Management
Designing role-play simulations for climate change decision-making
Mosaic glimpses
Unraveling the complexity of land use change and path dependency in agri-environmental schemes for small farmers
A simulation exercise for incorporating long-term path dependencies in urgent decision-making
Community engagement in the governance of Cambodian recreation forests
Acuerdos comunitarios y manejos territoriales
Human Development Report 2013
Plup Fiction”
The Samba Role Play Game in Northern Vietnam
Stakeholder participation in agricultural research projects
Participatory learning for sustainable agriculture
Equity, Power Games, and Legitimacy
A Strategic Approach to Multistakeholder Negotiations
Social Role-Play Games Vs Individual Perceptions of Conservation and PES Agreements for Maintaining Rubber Agroforests in Jambi (Sumatra), Indonesia
Participatory Simulation of Land-Use Changes in the Northern Mountains of Vietnam
A Framework for Clarifying "Participation" in Participatory Research to Prevent its Rejection for the Wrong Reasons
Companion Modeling, Conflict Resolution, and Institution Building
Sprawl and the Resilience of Humans and Nature
Reconceptualizing Participation for Sustainable Rural Development
Knowledge Making
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2027 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |