Project
Assessment of synergies and tradeoffs - integrating data, models and scenarios across scales
Wageningen Research applies many models to address synergies and trade-offs in the transformation towards a circular and climate neutral society. Shared operation in multi-model assessments is not trivial and methodological issues are addressed in this project, with a broad application within the domain of Wageningen Research.
Performing multi-model assessments of synergies and trade-offs for a system generally takes the form of a question-to-answer pathway. Formulating the question often results in the formulation of scenarios.
These (1) scenarios outline the components that are assumed most influential to the functioning of the system, the different states they can have and how they are impacted by e.g. policy measures. Many of these components show complicated or complex behaviour and we can make use of models to explore how this behaviour changes in time due to specific scenario assumptions. Different models exist for different (combinations of) components at different scales.
When quantifying a scenario we need to (2) align these models; identify where and how the overlap between models can be addressed, or how gaps between models can be bridged in order to get coherent model output.
Subsequently, we need to (3) develop models that are not yet available, but important to quantify the scenario.
To support the (4) exchange of data between models, we need to develop infrastructure and align this infrastructure to the models.
We then perform a (5) multi-model assessment to align the output of the models used to quantify the scenario with each other and the wider scenario.
Finally the output for these models should be transformed into a coherent set of (6) indicators that do not only address the specific question asked, but provide a 360° view on the way the system is impacted by the scenario. By addressing issues from different research lines along these six steps we strengthen the modelling work within Wageningen Research.
Publications
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Drivers, barriers and interventions for food waste behaviour change: a food system approach
Wageningen: Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Report / Wageningen Food & Biobased Research 2011) - ISBN: 9789463952774 -
Vitale kalveren en de transitie naar een kringloopveehouderij : Gedrag, incentives en governancestrategieën
Wageningen: Wageningen Economic Research (Rapport / Wageningen Economic Research 2020-031) - ISBN: 9789463954419 -
Behavioural insights from food waste initiatives: what do they teach us? : Case study Food Waste Free United
Wageningen: Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Report / Wageningen Food & Biobased Research 2139) -
Experimenteren om te leren : governance in de transitie naar kringlooplandbouw
Wageningen: Wageningen Environmental Research (Rapport / Wageningen Environmental Research 3117) -
How can behavioural insights from science and practice strengthen future food waste initiatives? : Food waste free united case study - stakeholder workshop results
Wageningen: Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Report / Wageningen Food & Biobased Research 2262)