Piotr Magnuszewski
Research Scholar
Equity and Justice Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Research Scholar
Water Security Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Piotr Magnuszewski has a background in mathematics (MSc) and physics (PhD). He later gained experience in the area of complexity science, working actively on interdisciplinary topics. He is presently working with both the Water (WAT) Program and in the Risk and Resilience (RISK) Program at IIASA.Dr. Magnuszewski has been working for many years as a systems modeler, researcher, facilitator, and professional trainer. He is particularly involved in linking theory and practice, science and policy, knowledge and action through diverse systems and knowledge management tools. He has been applying and teaching systems approach with diverse groups of scientists, NGOs, businesses and administration in many continents and countries.
Dr. Magnuszewski has been engaged in many international projects on resilience and adaptive management of complex socio-ecological systems. In this context, he developed and applied, in a participatory way, a range of system dynamics qualitative and quantitative models. He designed many simulation, role-playing as well as experimental games addressing the issues of sustainable development, water resources management and disaster risk management. He is an author of many research and educational publications.
Last update: 23 OCT 2017
Publications
Mochizuki, J. , Magnuszewski, P., & Linnerooth-Bayer, J. (2018). Games for Aiding Stakeholder Deliberation on Nexus Policy Issues. In: Managing Water, Soil and Waste Resources to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Eds. Hulsmann, S. & Ardakanian, R., pp. 93-124 Cham, Switzerland: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-75163-4 10.1007/978-3-319-75163-4_5.
Mochizuki, J. , Schinko, T. , Magnuszewski, P., Pajak, M., Bednar-Friedl, B., & Irshaid, J. (2018). Addressing energy transition gaps in climate and energy model regions of Austria through policy co-design. In: 19. Österreichischer Klimatag, 23 –25 April 2018, Salzburg, Austria.
Magnuszewski, P., Królikowska, K., Koch, A., Pająk, M., Allen, C., Chraibi, V., Giri, A., Haak, D., Hart, N., Hellman, M., Pan, D., Rossman, N., Sendzimir, J., Sliwinski, M., Stefańska, J., Taillieu, T., Weide, D., & Zlatar, I. (2018). Exploring the Role of Relational Practices in Water Governance Using a Game-Based Approach. Water 10 (3) p. 346. 10.3390/w10030346.
Sendzimir, J., Magnuszewski, P., & Gunderson, L. (2018). Adaptive Management of Riverine Socio-ecological Systems. In: Riverine Ecosystem Management. pp. 301-324 Cham: Springer. 10.1007/978-3-319-73250-3_16.
Hager, G. & Magnuszewski, P. (2018). Because reality is not a game. In: Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018. pp. 103-105 Paris, France: OECD. ISBN 978-92-64-30105-4 10.1787/9789264301061-en.