Dilemmas of modelling and decision-making in environmental research

Highlights

• Critical analysis of two dilemmas that confound social-ecological modelling.
• Wicked problems cannot be adequately addressed in disciplinary silos.
• Simple inter- and transdisciplinary models can confront the two dilemmas.

Keywords

Wicked problems, Agent-based modelling, Post-normal science, Social-ecological systems, Shallow coastal systems