Applying a Soft System Methodology to Reveal Problems in Mangrove-Aquaculture System

Problems in applying Soft OR methods to climate actions: lessons from two cases of governmental use

“…22,25 ) while others sought to develop climate adaptation measures (e.g., refs. 19,26 ). Although infrequent, the results showed that the use of Soft OR methods did help researchers identify potential challenges posed by climate change to the economy (e.g., ref.…”

“…Although infrequent, the results showed that the use of Soft OR methods did help researchers identify potential challenges posed by climate change to the economy (e.g., ref. 27 ) and also enabled users to devise multiple solutions (e.g., use of water control, yield maintenance and infrastructural investments to manage Vietnam's mangroveaquaculture system 26 ) or combinations of solutions (e.g., ref. 21 ) to address climate change-related issues.…”

“…The same study was also partly funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research as well as the German Science Foundation. As another example, officials from the Forest Department shared their opinions regarding the challenges and plausible solutions for managing the mangroveaquaculture system in Kien Vang, Vietnam, which were used in Nguyen et al's 26 soft system methodology research. Here, transnational funding of Soft OR work can also be seen at work, as Nguyen et al's research was financed by the UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.…”