SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS AND LOCAL WISDOM TOWARD ADAPTIVE CAPABILITY TO USE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY BY THE COMMUNITY OF KASEPUHAN SINAR RESMI

The obligation to maintain and preserve the environment, in the view of all religions and beliefs, is a must for thecommunity so that religious values and local wisdom of the community also become binding provisions to maintainand preserve the environment. This study aims to describe, analyze, and solve problems regarding socio-ecologicaldynamics and local wisdom about the adaptability of using technology in the community of Kasepuhan Sinar Resmi.This study uses a descriptive-analysis method which is to describe the analysis and discuss it comprehensively andintegrally. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews and literature review. This study foundthat the community’s local wisdom based on its adaptability to use agricultural technology at the Community ofKasepuhan Sinar Resmi is related to environmental preservation and the effort to make the environment useful for life

Of Animal Husbandry and Food Production—A First Step towards a Modular Agent-Based Modelling Platform for Socio-Ecological Dynamics

Agent-based models provide detailed, bottom-up approaches to investigate complex socio-ecological systems. This study presents a first step towards a modular agent-based simulation that is based upon empirical data, as well as environmental suitability maps and an assessment of livestock units. To illustrate the capabilities of our simulation, we use a geographically explicit approach to simulate a component of the production of animal products of a rural settlement in the lower Bakırçay catchment, western Turkey. The model structurally couples various agent types representing several elements and processes of the animal husbandry and food production value chain, such as sedentary herders—practising daily, short-distance pastoralism—and their flocks of goats and sheep, as well as milking and slaughtering. The modelling tool captures the fundamental socio-ecological dynamics of animal husbandry and food production in rural settlements. Therefore, the tool is valuable as a basis to discuss hypotheses regarding the number of animals that are needed to cover the requirements of different growing populations.

Conceptualising Rugby League Performance Within an Ecological Dynamics Framework: Providing Direction for Player Preparation and Development

Across team sports, it is critically important to appropriately define, evaluate and then aptly describe individual and team performance. This is of particular significance when we consider that performance models govern the direction of player preparation (short term) and development (long term) frameworks. Within the context of rugby league, this has traditionally been undertaken through hierarchical and linear processes. Such approaches have resulted in research and performance analysis techniques which aim to support these operational outcomes. Yet, these methods may deliver limited application on how or why match-play unfolds and therefore might be sub-optimal in providing insights to truly support coaches. In this paper, we propose the conceptualisation of rugby league performance through the lens of ecological dynamics, which may offer a different view to this traditional approach. We propose that this approach eliminates the silos of disciplinary information (e.g. technical, physical and medical) that may currently exist, allowing for a holistic approach to performance, preparation and development. Specifically, we consider that through the implementation of this ecological approach, all performance coaches (technical, physical and medical) may (co-)design learning environments that more collaboratively develop players for rugby league match-play. As a result, we put forward a new rugby league performance model from which preparation and development programs can be anchored toward. We conclude the paper by offering practical examples where these concepts are contextualised within the landscape familiar to practitioners working within rugby league.

The Role of Nonlinear Pedagogy in Supporting the Design of Modified Games in Junior Sports

Nonlinear Pedagogy has been advocated as an approach that views acquisition of movement skills with a strong emphasis on exploratory behaviors and the development of individualized movement skills. Underpinned by Ecological Dynamics, Nonlinear Pedagogy provides key ideas on design principles to support a teaching and learning approach that accounts for dynamic interactions among constraints in the evolution of movement behaviors. In the context of junior sports, the manipulation of task constraints is central to how games can be re-designed for children to play that are age and body appropriate so that the games can still capture the key elements of representativeness as compared to the adult form of the game. Importantly, these games offer suitable affordances that promote sensible play that could be transferable to other contexts. In this paper, we provide an in-depth discussion on how Nonlinear Pedagogy is relevant in supporting the design and development of modified games in the context of junior sports. Practical implications are also provided to share how games can be modified for meaningful play to emerge.

Data Management Plan for Social-Ecological Dynamics of Multi-Use Public Lands: The Role of Recreational Shooting in Shaping Recreation Communities, Management Decisions, and Trophic Interactions

Data Management Plan for 2019 Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (CNH2) Program Proposal

Into the Syn-anthropocene: The Resynchronized Architecture of a Keystone Species

We share this world with millions of other species. While humans have claimed and transformed vast territories of the planet, our homogenized environments show little regard for the countless birds, mammals, and other creatures that move through these urban jungles. The relationship between culture and nature is ever evolving, and where it goes next is a question at the forefront of architectural discourse. This thesis sets out to explore how architecture can respond to the socio-ecological tensions between wildlife and the built environment. The research identifies a subset of biological subjects that inform a design process which aims to resynchronize architecture with ecological dynamics. The thesis culminates with a proposal for a hybrid eco-cultural hub which celebrates biodiversity and promotes an emerging paradigm shift; it is a step toward redefining humanity as a keystone species – one whose design interventions are aligned with other subjects with whom we share the ecosystem.