Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science
Abstract Storylines are introduced in climate science to provide unity of discourse, integrate the physical and socioeconomic components of phenomena, and make climate evolution more tangible. The use of this concept by multiple scholar communities and the novelty of some of its applications renders...
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| author | Eulàlia Baulenas Gerrit Versteeg Marta Terrado Julia Mindlin Dragana Bojovic |
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| description | Abstract Storylines are introduced in climate science to provide unity of discourse, integrate the physical and socioeconomic components of phenomena, and make climate evolution more tangible. The use of this concept by multiple scholar communities and the novelty of some of its applications renders the concept ambiguous nonetheless, because the term hides behind a wide range of purposes, understandings, and methodologies. This semi‐systematic literature review identifies three approaches that use storylines as a keystone concept: scenarios—familiar for their use in IPCC reports—discourse‐analytical approaches, and physical climate storylines. After screening peer‐reviewed articles that mention climate and storylines, 270 articles are selected, with 158, 55, and 57 in each category. The results indicate that each scholarly community works with a finite and different set of methods and diverging understandings. Moreover, these approaches have received criticism in their assembly of storylines: either for lacking explicitness or for the homogeneity of expertise involved. This article proposes that cross‐pollination among the approaches can improve the usefulness and usability of climate‐related storylines. Among good practices are the involvement of a broader range of scientific disciplines and expertise, use of mixed‐methods, assessment of storylines against a wider set of quality criteria, and targeted stakeholder participation in key stages of the process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76b51eabc28f49c1b4067cee56e0ce4f2023-07-22T04:24:12ZengWileyGlobal Challenges2056-66462023-07-0177n/an/a10.1002/gch2.202200183Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related scienceEulàlia Baulenas0Gerrit Versteeg1Marta Terrado2Julia Mindlin3Dragana Bojovic4Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (CNS‐BSC) Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1‐3 Barcelona Barcelona 08034 SpainBarcelona Supercomputing Centre (CNS‐BSC) Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1‐3 Barcelona Barcelona 08034 SpainBarcelona Supercomputing Centre (CNS‐BSC) Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1‐3 Barcelona Barcelona 08034 SpainDepartamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ArgentinaBarcelona Supercomputing Centre (CNS‐BSC) Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1‐3 Barcelona Barcelona 08034 SpainAbstract Storylines are introduced in climate science to provide unity of discourse, integrate the physical and socioeconomic components of phenomena, and make climate evolution more tangible. The use of this concept by multiple scholar communities and the novelty of some of its applications renders the concept ambiguous nonetheless, because the term hides behind a wide range of purposes, understandings, and methodologies. This semi‐systematic literature review identifies three approaches that use storylines as a keystone concept: scenarios—familiar for their use in IPCC reports—discourse‐analytical approaches, and physical climate storylines. After screening peer‐reviewed articles that mention climate and storylines, 270 articles are selected, with 158, 55, and 57 in each category. The results indicate that each scholarly community works with a finite and different set of methods and diverging understandings. Moreover, these approaches have received criticism in their assembly of storylines: either for lacking explicitness or for the homogeneity of expertise involved. This article proposes that cross‐pollination among the approaches can improve the usefulness and usability of climate‐related storylines. Among good practices are the involvement of a broader range of scientific disciplines and expertise, use of mixed‐methods, assessment of storylines against a wider set of quality criteria, and targeted stakeholder participation in key stages of the process.https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202200183climate storylinesconstructivismscenario‐based approachesscenariostransdisciplinarity |
| spellingShingle | Eulàlia Baulenas Gerrit Versteeg Marta Terrado Julia Mindlin Dragana Bojovic Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science Global Challenges climate storylines constructivism scenario‐based approaches scenarios transdisciplinarity |
| title | Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science |
| title_full | Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science |
| title_fullStr | Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science |
| title_short | Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science |
| title_sort | assembling the climate story use of storyline approaches in climate related science |
| topic | climate storylines constructivism scenario‐based approaches scenarios transdisciplinarity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202200183 |
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