Bridging Behavioural Experiments and Participatory Scenario Planning to Address Social Dilemmas in Conservation-Development Trade-offs

Bridging Behavioural Experiments and Participatory Scenario Planning to Address Social Dilemmas in Conservation-Development Trade-offs | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Bridging Behavioural Experiments and Participatory Scenario Planning to Address Social Dilemmas in Conservation-Development Trade-offs Haiou Zhu, Edmond Awad, David Lyreskog, Madeline Reinecke, Jessica Frater, and 3 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7014239/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Conservation initiatives often confront conservation-development trade-offs situations where individual interests conflict with collective environmental benefits. This paper addresses the importance of bridging controlled behavioural experiments with participatory scenario planning to tackle such dilemmas, thus promoting cooperation and sustainable outcomes. We present a novel approach that combines experimental insights with stakeholder co-creation to build and test social dilemma scenarios mapped onto take-some, give-some, lose-lose, and win-win states. The contributions of this study derive from both experimental evidence that illuminates behavioural drivers of cooperation and participatory methods that build scenario narratives and translate them into experimental designs. By uniting these approaches, our framework offers a practical blueprint for conservation researchers, practitioners and policymakers seeking evidence-based and stakeholder-informed solutions that align individual incentives with collective ecological goals. 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