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.

Valuation of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services: Economic Methods

This explainer provides an overview of valuation of ecosystem services as a way to measure individual and social preferences.

A man standing in front of a group facilitating a discussion

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

Participatory Modeling to Address Socio-Environmental Problems

Monday, September 26, 2022

Mon. 26 Sept. 2022, 15:00 –16:30 (EDT UTC -4)

Moira Zellner

Laura Schmitt Olabisi

Juan Castilla-Rho

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Expanding the development and use of socio-environmental system (SES) models is critical to solving urgent problems situated at the human-nature interface. Substantial progress is being made, but modeling challenges associated with a range of diverse issues remain. This is the sixth in a series of