A review of systems modelling for local sustainability Moallemi, Enayat A., Bertone, E, Eker, S, Gao, L, Szetey, Katrina, Taylor, Nick and Bryan, Brett 2021, A review of systems modelling for local sustainability, Environmental Research Letters, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 1-19, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac2f62. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A review of systems modelling for local sustainability Author(s) Moallemi, Enayat A. orcid.org/0000-0001-8346-4043 Bertone, E Eker, S Gao, L Szetey, Katrina orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-5641 Taylor, Nick Bryan, Brett Journal name Environmental Research Letters Volume number 16 Issue number 11 Article ID 113004 Start page 1 End page 19 Total pages 19 Publisher IOP Publishing Place of publication Bristol, Eng. Publication date 2021 ISSN 1748-9326 1748-9326 Keyword(s) DECISION-SUPPORT-SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT GOALS DYNAMICS MODEL ENERGY Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology INTEGRATED SIMULATION Life Sciences & Biomedicine MANAGEMENT Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences MITIGATION Physical Sciences POLICY review Science & Technology SDGs sustainability systems modelling systems thinking TRANSFORMATIONS WATER Summary Abstract The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a holistic and ambitious agenda for transforming the world towards societal well-being, economic prosperity, and environmental protection. Achieving the SDGs is, however, challenged by the performance of interconnected sectors and the complexity of their interactions which drive non-linear system responses, tipping points, and spillover effects. Systems modelling, as an integrated way of thinking about and modelling multisectoral dynamics, can help explain how feedback interactions within and among different sectors can lead to broader system transformation and progress towards the SDGs. Here, we review how system dynamics, as a prominent systems modelling approach, can inform and contribute to sustainability research and implementation, framed by the SDGs. We systematically analyse 357 system dynamics studies undertaken at the local scale where the most important SDG impacts and their initiators are often located, published between 2015 (i.e. SDGs’ inception) and 2020. We analyse the studies to illuminate strengths and limitations in four key areas: diversity of scope; interdisciplinarity of the approaches; the role of stakeholder participation; and the analysis of SDG interactions. Our review highlights opportunities for a better consideration of societal aspects of sustainable development (e.g. poverty, inequality) in modelling efforts; integrating with new interdisciplinary methods to leverage system dynamics modelling capabilities; improving genuine stakeholder engagement for credibility and impacts on the ground; and a more in-depth analysis of SDG interactions (i.e. synergies and trade-offs) with the feedback-rich structure of system dynamics models. Language eng DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ac2f62 HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30157149 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open acess) Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 19 Oct 2021, 07:25:19 EST Tue, 19 Oct 2021, 15:16:21 EST Tue, 19 Oct 2021, 15:19:39 EST Tue, 19 Oct 2021, 15:27:00 EST Wed, 20 Oct 2021, 08:29:59 EST Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 05:09:44 EST Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 15:13:26 EST Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 15:26:08 EST Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 15:31:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 35 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 19 Oct 2021, 07:25:19 EST