Applying systems thinking in the context of human ecology and resilience theories to address challenges around sustainability and complex human environmental issues. Marwan is interested in frameworks based on systems methodologies and scenario modelling, as a way to see the big picture of the often-wicked problems within social ecological systems and understand their dynamics and behaviour. Marwan focusses on the importance of establishing platforms to facilitate dialogue, innovation and collaboration towards a shared understanding of social ecological systems. He is also interested in expanding his understanding of the goat problem by applying other theories, particularly resilience, adaptive pathways and Theory of Change. Ultimately, Marwan would like the opportunity to extend lessons learnt from understanding the goat social ecological system into other similarly complex problems, such as feral deer.
