A model to accompany the combined management of livestock farming systems and woodlands on the Causse du Larzac (Aveyron, France)

Authored by Michel Etienne, Laurent Dobremez, Gerard Guerin, Helene Rapey, Christophe Simon

DOI: 10.1684/agr.2009.0374

Sponsors: Association of Agricultural Technical Coordination CEMAGREF (Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Environment) Agency National Research

Platforms: CORMAS

Model Documentation: Other Narrative

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

Once the conditions that led to the creation of the Societe Civile des Terres du Larzac (SCTL) have been introduced, the companion modelling approach used with this group of farmers is presented. The agent-based model co-constructed with a group of researchers and technicians is then described, as well as the way it was used to confront scenarios developed by the SCTL to envision management options of the forest massif, with scenarios developed by the farmers to improve the current functioning of their farms.

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Forest management France agrosilvopastoral systems environmental modelling