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“EXPERT” AND “NON-EXPERT” DECISION MAKING IN A PARTICIPATORY GAME SIMULATION: A FARMING SCENARIO IN ATHIENOU, CYPRUS

Massey, David
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339618019

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2012, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Geography.
The Greek-Cypriot village of Athienou, located in the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus, lies at the front lines of a politically complex issue that divides the island of Cyprus. Developing an understanding of how Greek-Cypriot farmers’ agricultural decisions affects land use/cover change (LUCC) allows researchers to formulate models and assessment plans for future scenarios. Drawing from the Companion Modeling (ComMod) approach, this research uses ethnographic fieldwork to develop knowledge about Greek-Cypriot farming practices and the drivers of agricultural LUCC in Athienou through grounded theory. A conceptual model of the Athienou agricultural system is then built as a Role Playing Game (RPG). The RPG simulates the farming strategies and agricultural LUCC in Athienou in a scenario where the Turkish Occupied land to the north of the village becomes available for farming again. Two sets of participants, Greek-Cypriot farmers (“experts”) and undergraduate students (“non-experts”), then play the RPG. An examination of the outcomes from decision-making strategies of the “experts” and “non-experts” during the RPG scenario suggests a potential way to crowd-source information.
Ola Ahlqvist, PhD (Advisor)
Dan Sui, PhD (Committee Chair)
Mark Moritz, PhD (Committee Chair)
125 p.
Geography
Agent Based Modeling; Agriculture; Companion Modeling; Complex Systems; Crowdsourcing; Cyprus; Ecosystems; LUCC; Role Playing Games

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  • Massey, D. (2012). “EXPERT” AND “NON-EXPERT” DECISION MAKING IN A PARTICIPATORY GAME SIMULATION: A FARMING SCENARIO IN ATHIENOU, CYPRUS [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339618019

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Massey, David. “EXPERT” AND “NON-EXPERT” DECISION MAKING IN A PARTICIPATORY GAME SIMULATION: A FARMING SCENARIO IN ATHIENOU, CYPRUS. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339618019.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Massey, David. "“EXPERT” AND “NON-EXPERT” DECISION MAKING IN A PARTICIPATORY GAME SIMULATION: A FARMING SCENARIO IN ATHIENOU, CYPRUS." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339618019

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