Module: Computer Simulations [REPOSITORY], Tile: Two Foresters

This NetLogo model lets us explore the basics of social interactions in a resource use scenario.

This model can serve as an introduction to a number of key concepts and processes in ecology, behavioral science and sustainability. It is a model of a simple social-ecological system consisting of just two individuals and a regrowing resource (trees). The two individuals harvest from the trees at a certain rate. They can harvest from the same common resource, or each individual can have their private forest. Students observe how outcomes are influenced by the parameters of harvest level, resource regrowth rate and carrying capacity, and whether the resource is a common-pool or private resource.

Run the Two Foresters Model

Two foresters - Overview of Graphical User Interface

Two foresters -Lesson materials

Two Foresters Assignments: Running and documenting experiments

Two foresters - Payoff Matrix

Two Foresters Analogy Table - Comparison with the real world

Two foresters - private forest causal mapping activity

This is a causal mapping activity related to the NetLogo computer simulation Two foresters, with the setting "private forest". Students complete the causal map of the simple social-ecological system represented in the model.

Two foresters - common forest causal mapping activity

This is a causal mapping activity related to the NetLogo computer simulation Two foresters, with the setting "common forest". Students complete the causal map of the simple social-ecological system represented in the model.

References and Citation

For this model: Hanisch, S. (2018). Two foresters. Global ESD NetLogo Models. http://NetLogo.GlobalESD.org