National
Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

Bridging boundaries for research & discovery.

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) brings together the science of the natural world with the science of social systems and decision making to solve problems at the human-environment interface. For 10 years, SESYNC has accelerated research and learning that seeks to understand the structure, functioning, and sustainability of coupled social and environmental systems. To further this work, we invite you to explore our research and learning resources.

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Center Highlights

An aerial view of a town experiencing flooding

Socio-Hydrology: Including Human Behavior in Flood Risk Models

This video provides a socio-environmental modeling case study to demonstrate how to use socio-hydrological modeling to understand the difficult problems associated with flooding.

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Resources for Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling

This list of resources—including video tutorials, case studies, lessons, and publications—cover the ins and outs of modeling socio-environmental systems.

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Facilitating Interdisciplinary Meetings: A Practical Guide

This guide is intended to be a practical introduction to approaches and practices we use at SESYNC in facilitating synthesis meetings, trainings, and workshops to help improve teamwork processes.

Events

Upcoming

Event: Webinar/Panel

Selecting a Modeling Approach for Socio-Environmental Systems Webinar

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Tues. 29 Nov. 2022, 15:00 –16:30 (EDT UTC -4)

Serena Hamilton

Kirsten Oleson

David Wrathall

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Addressing complex problems that cross disciplinary and sectoral boundaries requires combining knowledge from multiple domains, and integrated modeling provides an ideal platform for this. It facilitates synthesis of data, theories, and perspectives to explore interactions and seek solutions. But