Human/Landscape Interaction Task Report back

1. Human/Landscape Interaction Task Report back Freeman Cook Principal Research Scientist, Assoc Prof. August 2005

2. Activities • The activities undertaken in this task in the last 12 months • Workshops. • Exchange of information. • Documents. • Books. • Suggestions for future projects. • Where to From Here? Slide Presentation Title

3. Workshops • Three small workshops were held during the year • Development of a Generic Entity Framework for Human/Landscape Systems. Brisbane 28-29 January, 2005 Use the ‘Tab’ key to move the bullet further to the right • Output – template • Outcome – no agreed way to develop social algorithms • Agent modelling using active modelling approach. 12-13 February 2005. • DIAS modelling template is possible • Active modelling a is a useful method to iron out some of the logic • Uncertainty and error propagation for CLW staff February 9th 2005. Slide Presentation Title

4. ROLE TEMPLATE PHYSICAL THINGS PAST STATUS OF PFMATRIX PF = PHYSICAL + FINANCIAL = MEDIATED BY MONEY MEMORY + PERCEPTIONS PRESENT STATUS OF PFMATRIX INPUTS CONSUMED BY ACTIVITY UNDERSTANDING OF PF MATRIX (PAST + CURRENT + FUTURE) ATTITUDES + PREFERENCE • ROLE ATTRIBUTES • OBJECTIVES • STRATEGIES • ACTIVITIES • GROUP MEMBERSHIP • POSITION IN P MATRIX OBJECTIVE SATISFACTION GLOBAL + GROUP RULES CHOICE OF ACTIVITY ACTIVITY • ACTIVITY PRE-CONDITIONS + MODIFIERS • PFASSETS • GROUP MEMBERSHIP • PFMATRIX ACTIVITY IMPACTS ON OUTPUTS CREATED BY ACTIVITY SALEABLE PRODUCTS OBJECTIVE SATISFACTION INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES + PREFERENCES MONEY PF MATRIX BYPRODUCTS GROUP OBJECTIVES + RULES COLOURS – physical, social, financial GLOBAL + GROUP OBJECTIVES INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE Slide Presentation Title

5. Inputs to paddock at local scale PADDOCK OBJECT Atmosphere Modifies Monitors Rain Wind Radiation CO2 Paddock Effects Location Soil Moisture Land Use Size Soil Type Drainage Ground Water Topography Fencing Vegetative Cover Surface Cover Land Use Capability Cultural Features Ephemeris Changes Time Season Modifies Management Farmer Community Informs Member Of Regulators Aesthetic Value Historic Value Financial Value • Ecosystem Service • Biodiversity • Erosion Control • Salinity Control • Filter • Carbon • Habitat Aesthetic Value Historic Value Financial Value Modifies Management Example of An Entity Created Using the Template Slide Presentation Title

6. Strength of Interactions effects social capital FARM CONSULTANTS OBJECT Others Informs Farm Consultant Effects • Knowledge • Products • Management • Financial • Reputation • Social Capital Effects Management Farmer Informs Informs Community Strength of Interactions effects social capital • Ecosystem Service • Biodiversity • Erosion Control • Salinity Control • Filter • Carbon • Habitat FARM CONSULTANTS OBJECT Created with Template Slide Presentation Title

7. Exchange of Information • Two activities during the year • Sharepoint site set up • Initially active but has waned • Scaling our Science • Two workshops were attended and outcomes are now flowing from these. Slide Presentation Title

8. Documents • Template for model construction • Paper to MODSIM05 on Uncertainty In Modelling Human-Landscape Interactions. Cook et al. • Report (to be completed) • Discussion paper on Urban/Rural interactions • Died on Sharepoint Slide Presentation Title

9. Books • Growth Fetish. Clive Hamilton (2) • Uncertainty and Surprises Surprise in Complex Systems, Questions on Working with the Unexpected. R.R. McDaniel jr. and D.J. Driebe (eds). • The Economy As an Evolving Complex System III. Current Perspectives and Future Directions. Lawrence E. Blume and Steven N. Durlauf Slide Presentation Title

10. Where to From Here? • Uncertainty in agent based and dynamic modelling frameworks • Proposal developed for emerging science within CLW • Post-doc to work on this applied for within CLW • Possible interaction task Slide Presentation Title

11. Where to From Here? • Mathematical algorithms for social interactions • Need to go beyond qualitative statements • Memes are a possibility – but not the social bio BS • A challenge for both physical and social science Slide Presentation Title

12. Where to From Here? • Effects of reduced energy (oil) inputs into rural landscapes • My suggestion for a CSS/SEI topic • The reduction in energy inputs could challenge the viability of rural communities Slide Presentation Title

13. Where to From Here? • Template for DIAS coding (Art Langston and Geoff Carlin) • Outcome from one of the workshops • A skeleton program could be produced which would allow easier and fast code generation in DIAS Slide Presentation Title

14. Thank You Contact CSIRO Phone 1300 363 400 +61 3 9545 2176 Email enquiries@csiro.au Web www.csiro.au Land and Water Name Freeman Cook Title Principal Research Scientist Phone (eg. +61 7 3114 2840) Email freeman.cook@csiro.au

15. Burdekin, Queensland, case study - NETWORK social Tom McShane, Canegrowers Blair Nancarrow CLW economics Alex Smagjl, Scott Heckbert, CSE Angela Wardell-Johnson Murdoch Uni Cane growers, Brisbane Burdekin Canegrowers financial Cane growers, Burdekin Freeman Cook Senthold Asseng, Mick Poole, Su Xianfeng (CPI)& Geoff Carlin (CLW), Peter Campbell (ANL) Kevin Mischke -Farmer Alex Smagjl politics Canegrowers bio-physical Bill Venables, CMIS Kumar Narayan, CLW, QNRM Peter Thorburn, CSE Lachlan Stewart, CLW, SunWater Gunnar Kirchhof, Uni QLD Mick Harcher (CLW) & Scott Heckbert (CSE) Slide Presentation Title