A Computer-based Support for Participatory Management of Protected Areas: The SimParc Project

Jean-Pierre Briot (1) , Vinicius Sebba Patto (1) , Eurico Vasconcelos , Diana Francisca Adamatti , Alessandro Sordoni (1) , Gustavo Melo , Marta Irving , Carlos Lucena

1 SMA - Systèmes Multi-Agents

In this paper, we introduce our current research project aimed at computer-based support for participatory management of protected areas, in order to promote biodiversity conservation and social inclusion. Its applicative objective is to help various stakeholders (e.g., environmentalist NGOs, communities, tourism operators, public agencies, and so on) to collectively understand conflict dynamics for natural resources management and to exercise negotiation management strategies for protected areas, one of the key issues linked to biodiversity conservation in national parks. Our approach combines techniques such as: distributed role-playing games, support for negotiation between players, and insertion of various types of artificial agents (decision making agents, virtual players, assistant agents). After a general introduction to the project we will present project’s current prototype architecture and results from game sessions, as well as some prospects for the future.

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Jean-Pierre Briot, Vinicius Sebba Patto, Eurico Vasconcelos, Diana Francisca Adamatti, Alessandro Sordoni, et al.. A Computer-based Support for Participatory Management of Protected Areas: The SimParc Project. The 1st Workshop of Applied Computing for the Management of the Environment and Natural Resources -- Anais do I Workshop de Computação Aplicada à Gestão do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais (WCAMA'09), Jul 2009, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil. pp.1337-1346. ⟨hal-01294557⟩