VASK: Water as a systematic link for regional planning

Purpose and goal

The aim of the VASK project is to take the first steps towards developing a system dynamics model for land-and water resource governance in Region Skåne, that can function as a decision-support tool and support the implementation of their regional plan. The model will enable an integrated system’s perspective on land- and water resource systems, clarifying socio-ecological and socio-economical causalities and consequences for different development scenarios concerning land and water use.

Expected effects and result

The project will enhance the understanding of what user needs to consider when developing a system dynamics based decision-support tool for regional resource governance, as well as contributing with concreate measures and methods on how to work with foresight, participatory processes and system’s thinking when a broad range of stakeholders need to collectively address a complex challenge - such as how to manage land use and water resources for a resilient regional development in Skåne.

Planned approach and implementation

The first step is to build a stakeholder map of actors who have interest, influence and impact on land-and water management as well as the chosen challenges from the Regional plan. Key stakeholders will be invited to a workshop series which will explore scenarios for the challenges with foresight methodology and use participatory modelling approaches develop system maps that depict drivers, effects and interlinkages between land- and water management, the regional challenges and the goals of WW.