ARDI: a co-construction method for participatory modelling in natural resources management

By Michel E. Etienne, D. D. Toit, S. Pollard. 2011

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The outcomes of a series of tests of the ARDI (Actors, Resources, Dynamics and Interactions) method in complex cases or conflict-ridden situations is reported. ARDI is part of a companion modelling approach that makes it possible to engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders in the design and development of land and water management plans. It is essentially based on participatory workshops that set out to collaboratively imagine a future open, dynamic management system, capable of adaptation and anticipation, by gathering the various affected stakeholders in a partnership dedicated to preserving the natural resources and promoting a sustainable development. Its originality lies in the co- construction of a "conceptual model" of the functioning of the territory, according to a main negotiated development question. The approach is based on the collective articulation of the key elements of a territory and context by affected stakeholders such as managers, representatives, socio-professional technicians, NGOs, experts and scientists, and local policy makers. This sharing of representations is done by means of a series of collective workshops during which Actors, Resources, Dynamics and Interactions (ARDI), making up the stakes of the territory are identified and clarified. This work of co-construction is conducted within a precise methodological framework that we present in a step-by-step format. The method is also illustrated with concrete examples gleened from the tests carried out by the authors during the last 5 years. Finally, the need for skills development and pitfalls to avoid when applying the method are discussed.

Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Management Science and Operations Research

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Citations in the corpus

Water Management in the Camargue Biosphere Reserve: Insights from Comparative Mental Models Analysis (2011, methodology): “The method follows several steps described in Etienne et al. (2011).”
Mental models for conservation research and practice (2019, methodology): “Methods can be used to identify the presence or absence of consensus (Biggs et al., 2008) or to seek to build consensus over time (Etienne et al., 2011).”
An Analytical Framework of Social Learning Facilitated by Participatory Methods (2014, methodology): “The ARDI method (Etienne et al. 2011), which structures the elicitation process with respect to actors, resources, dynamics and interactions, represents a special elicitation technique recently used in resource management research.”
Tools and methods in participatory modeling: Selecting the right tool for the job (2018, unknown): “This sharing of representations is done by means of a series of collective workshops during which Actors, Resources, Dynamics, and Interactions (ARDI) are identi ﬁ ed and clari ﬁ ed (Etienne et al., 2011).”
Forms of Participatory Modelling and its Potential for Widespread Adoption in the Water Sector (2011, unknown): “Design suggestions can also be elicited from groups of stakeholders by applying the ARD stages of the ARDI method (Etienne et al ., 2008a), in which a facilitator elicits suggestions in terms of important actors, resources and dynamics, by use of a specially coded, text-based representation.”