SiLiCo Centre

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Policy and management for socioecological systems, like fisheries, agricultural systems, and landscapes, do not directly target the objectives of these systems - e.g., reduce over-fishing. Instead, they indirectly alter the objectives by targeting the actions of people - e.g., by imposing rules on fishermen. The models and simulations made in SiLiCo allow us to ask "what if?" questions about policy or (human) behaviour.

SiLiCo organizes lectures and summer courses, and it allows researchers, clients and students to find their way to the university’s activities around complexity.

Education by SiLiCo (in collaboration with PE&RC)

• Essentials of Modelling PhD course
• Agent Based Modelling for Resilience summer school

Mission and vision

SiLiCo Centre Wageningen’s mission is:

• To be a contact point for researchers and teachers from WUR on the topics of Complex Adaptive Systems, resilience, Agent Based Modelling, and for research clients seeking contact with WUR,
• To improve good practice in Complex Adaptive Systems research, involving model conceptualization, model analysis, validation, growth of knowledge across projects,
• And to contribute to the quality of life in this way.