BUTORSTAR: A role-playing game for collective awareness of wise reedbed use

Mathevet Raphaël, Le Page Christophe, Etienne Michel, Lefebvre Gaëtan, Poulin Brigitte, Gigot Guillaume, Proréol Sophie, Mauchamp André. 2007. BUTORSTAR: A role-playing game for collective awareness of wise reedbed use. Simulation and Gaming, 38 (2) : 233-262.

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Psychologie-éthologie-ergonomie

Résumé : A role-playing game (RPG) supported by computer simulations, called BUTORSTAR, has been developed in the context of a LIFE-Nature European Programme (2001-2005) aiming to improve reedbed management for the conservation of a vulnerable heron, the Eurasian Bittern. The agent-based model simulates the impacts of reedbed management resulting from decisions made by farmers, reed harvesters, hunters, and naturalists. The model is based on an archetypal wetland made of a virtual landscape. Different water regimes are proposed, each one adapted to a particular wetland use. Land-use and water-management decisions are made by the players at both estate and management-unit levels. These decisions are entered into the model each year as the results of the negotiation process between the players. This RPG is designed to promote student awareness of (a) biological and hydrological interdependencies and their dynamics on different spatial and temporal scales, (b) the technical and socioeconomic factors involved in the different types of reedbed use, and (c) the usefulness of the negotiation process for establishing collective management rules. It is shown that BUTORSTAR creates a continuum of learning that crosses the traditional boundaries between disciplines and allows players to conduct multipurpose experiments that contribute to their comprehensive understanding of socioecosystems.

Classification Agris : P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2005-2013) - Agriculture, environnement, nature et sociétés

Auteurs et affiliations

• Mathevet Raphaël, CNRS (FRA)
• Le Page Christophe, CIRAD-ES-UPR GREEN (THA) ORCID: 0000-0002-1920-0091
• Etienne Michel, INRA (FRA)
• Lefebvre Gaëtan, La Tour du Valat, Centre de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes (FRA)
• Poulin Brigitte, La Tour du Valat, Centre de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes (FRA)
• Gigot Guillaume
• Proréol Sophie, La Tour du Valat, Centre de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes (FRA)
• Mauchamp André, La Tour du Valat, Centre de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/545214/)

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