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Trace of change: How stigmergy maps social learning loops in Companion Modeling through participatory simulation Open

François Vendel, Oleksandr Zaitsev, Pierre Bommel, Ibra Touré, Jean‐Daniel Cesaro , et al. · 2025

This study explored integrating stigmergy in Companion Modeling (ComMod) to enhance social learning loops (SLL) in participatory natural resource management. Taking a case study from the Ferlo region of Senegal, the research focuses on how…

Bridging Gaps in Agro-Ecosystem Integration: A Multi-Level Modelling Study in Semi-Arid Burkina Faso Open

Gildas G.C. Assogba, Katrien Descheemaeker, Myriam Adam, David Berre, Erika N. Speelman , et al. · 2025

Entre terre et solidarité : la jachère collective comme lien social à Diohine, Sénégal Open

Étienne Delay, Paul Chapron, Mathieu Leclaire, Romain Reuillon, Ousmane Faye · 2025

L’étude menée dans le village de Diohine, situé au cœur du bassin arachidier du Sénégal, explore les pratiques de gestion collective de la jachère, une tradition qui perdure dans cette communauté malgré son abandon dans les villages enviro…

GPS-Based Hidden Markov Models to Document Pastoral Mobility in the Sahel Open

Arthur Scriban, Serge Nabeneza, Daniel Cornélis, Étienne Delay, Jonathan Vayssières , et al. · 2024

In agrarian systems where animal mobility is crucial for feed management, nutrient cycles and household economy, there is a notable lack of precise data on livestock mobility and herding practices. We introduce a methodology leveraging GPS…

Agent-Based Model for Analyzing the Impact of Movement Factors of Sahelian Transhumant Herds Open

Cheick Amed Diloma Gabriel Traoré, Étienne Delay, Djibril Diop, Alassane Bah · 2024

Transhumants move their herds based on strategies simultaneously considering several environmental and socio-economic factors. There is no agreement on the influence of each factor in these strategies. In addition, there is a discussion ab…

Influence at the margin: Participation and water infrastructure in the Cambodian Mekong delta Open

Jean‐Philippe Venot, William’s Daré, Étienne Delay, Sreytouch Heourn, Lamphin Lor , et al. · 2024

Deep Learning-based Land Use and Land Cover Changes Detection from Satellite Imagery : a case study of the city of Richard Toll Open

Mandicou Ba, Pape Ibrahima Thiam, Étienne Delay, Charles Abdoulaye NGOM, Idy Diop , et al. · 2024

In this paper, we propose the detection of land use and land cover changes from satellite imagery taken in Richard Toll. The Senegal River Valley, particularly the region encompassing Richard Toll, presents a significant research interest …

Sahelian transhumance simulator (STS) Open

Cheick Amed Diloma Gabriel Traoré, Étienne Delay, Djibril Diop, Alassane Bah · 2024

Cormas: The Software for Participatory Modelling and Its Application for Managing Natural Resources in Senegal Open

Oleksandr Zaitsev, François Vendel, Étienne Delay · 2024

An Agent-Based Model of Transhumant Decision-Making Processes in Senegal Open

Cheick Amed Diloma Gabriel Traoré, Étienne Delay, Djibril Diop, Alassane Bah · 2024

Sahelian transhumance is a type of socio-economic and environmental pastoral mobility. It involves the movement of herds from their terroir of origin (i.e., their original pastures) to one or more host terroir, followed by a return to the …

Cormas: The Software for Participatory Modelling and its Application for Managing Natural Resources in Senegal Open

Oleksandr Zaitsev, François Vendel, Étienne Delay · 2023

Cormas is an agent-based simulation platform developed in the late 90s by the Green research at CIRAD unit to support the management of natural resources and understand the interactions between natural and social dynamics. This platform is…

The future of social-ecological systems at the crossroads of quantitative and qualitative methods Open

Camille Jahel, Robin Bourgeois, Jérémy Bourgoin, William’s Daré, Marie De Lattre-Gasquet , et al. · 2023

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Using anticipation to unveil drivers of local livelihoods in Transfrontier Conservation Areas: A call for more environmental justice Open

Robin Bourgeois, Chloé Guerbois, Nícia Givá, Prisca Mugabe, Billy B. Mukamuri , et al. · 2023

Calling on the concept of environmental justice in its distributive, procedural and recognition dimensions, we implemented a coelaborative scenario building approach to explore sustainable livelihoods pathways in four sites belonging to tw…

Mosaic glimpses: Serious games, generous constraints, and sustainable futures in Kandal, Cambodia Open

Jean‐Philippe Venot, Casper Bruun Jensen, Étienne Delay, William’s Daré · 2022

Jeu CAP>BIOMASSE : Une modélisation hors de contrôle ? Open

Juliette Cerceau, William’s Daré, C. Page, Étienne Delay · 2021

Cooperative root graft networks benefit mangrove trees under stress Open

Alejandra G. Vovides, Marie‐Christin Wimmler, Falk Schrewe, Thorsten Balke, Martin Zwanzig , et al. · 2021

Has the COVID‐19 crisis changed our relationship to the future? Open

Camille Jahel, Robin Bourgeois, Denis Pesche, Marie De Lattre-Gasquet, Étienne Delay · 2021

The first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic crisis introduced a sudden discontinuity into the functioning of human societies worldwide by affecting individual habits as well as economic and social life. This paper is a first attempt to investi…

Roots of Cooperation: Can Root Graft Networks Benefit Trees Under Stress? Open

Alejandra G. Vovides, Marie‐Christin Wimmler, Falk Schrewe, Thorsten Balke, Martin Zwanzig , et al. · 2020

The occurrence of natural root grafts, the functional union of roots of the same or different trees^1–3, is common and shared across tree species². However, their significance for forest ecology remains little understo…

Du paysage au terroir viticole de forte pente : à la recherche des leviers du management territorial Open

Étienne Delay · 2020

A Relational Approach to Studying Collective Action in Dairy Cooperatives Producing Mountain Cheeses in the Alps: The Case of the Primiero Cooperative in the Eastern Italians Alps Open

Carine Pachoud, Étienne Delay, Riccardo Da Re, Maurizio Ramanzin, Enrico Sturaro · 2020

Compared with more productive areas, mountain areas are at risk of being marginalized, particularly in the agri-food sector. To circumvent price competition, local actors in the mountains can develop specialized local products, which depen…

SPRITE – un modèle de simulation participative pour la sensibilisation au risque de submersion marine sur l’île d’Oléron Open

Franck Taillandier, Carole Adam, Étienne Delay, Odile Plattard, Mira Toumi · 2020

La submersion marine est un risque majeur pour le littoral Atlantique français, en particulier pour ses territoires insulaires tels que l’île d’Oléron. La gestion de ce risque est donc un enjeu important pour les élus locaux (communes et c…

Définir et mettre en oeuvre une approche par les communs tissés autour de la terre et des ressources qu'elle porte Open

Étienne Delay, Sigrid Aubert, Aurélie Botta · 2020

Du fait d'un accès limité des populations aux ressources naturelles renouvelables, les stratégies mises en place par les sociétés en réponse aux changements auxquels elles sont soumises se traduisent souvent par un accroissement des inégal…

Which futures can ensure food security in the Niayes, Senegal? Open

Camille Jahel, Adama Faye, Étienne Delay, Esther Laske, Rahim Aguejdad , et al. · 2020

ComExp : une manière d'introduire l'exploration avec les acteurs Open

Étienne Delay, Paul Chapron, Mathieu Leclaire, Romain Reuillon · 2020

Avec l'utilisation de systèmes multi-agents dans un contexte de modélisation d'accompagnement, la question de la validation de modèle est le plus souvent reléguée aux moments où l'on sera amené à publier sur des résultats. On invoque souve…

From foresight exercise to operative rules for the collective use of water resources: the case of Niayes in Senegal Open

Étienne Delay, Aline Hubert, Astou Diaw Camara, Amy Faye, Robin Bourgeois , et al. · 2020

In the Niayes region, part of Senegal's drylands, population growth, extractive activities and irrigated agriculture, with a background of climate change, lead to the depletion of natural resources on which people depend for their liveliho…

Exploration de modèles multi-agents Open

Étienne Delay, Sébastien Rey‐Coyrehourcq · 2019

An introduction of different methods to explore Netlogo models using OpenMole and R. First version of this course given at MAPS 2010

Fostering the use of methods for geosimulation models sensitivity analysis and validation Open

Romain Reuillon, Mathieu Leclaire, Juste Raimbault, Hélène Arduin, Paul Chapron , et al. · 2019

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the development of methods to explore, validate, calibrate and optimize geosimulation models. These methods and tools remain, however, underused by simulation communities, despite a…

The boeung: a sensitive common threatened by uncertainty in intensification process Open

Étienne Delay, William’s Daré, Jean‐Philippe Venot, Malyne Neang, Sophak Seng · 2019

After the Khmer Rouge regime a period of far-reaching national construction saw Cambodia embrace the “modern water” paradigm (Linton 2010). This happened through the modernization of hydraulic infrastructures with the support of internatio…

Can some specificities of the resources encourage mutual aid Open

Étienne Delay, Cyril Piou · 2019

As common goods can be considered as a geographical manifestation of mutual aid (Springer 2016), understanding the origins, conditions, advantages and limitations of cooperation in natural and social systems has motivated many investigatio…

Collective irrigation, the state and social relations in the Eastern Pyrenees of France Open

Étienne Delay, James Linton · 2019

In this article, we consider the social effects of a large dam in the Eastern Pyrenees region of France. In 1976, the French state constructed a dam near the town of Vinça on the Têt River, altering the hydrological conditions that had co-…

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