Table 2 Description of each question components using the SPIDER framework and the accompanying inclusion and exclusion criteria for publication screening
From: The role of participatory scenarios in ecological restoration: a systematic map protocol
SPIDER framework | Question component | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
Sample | Participants | Inclusion: The research has some form of participation with stakeholders as defined “A process where individuals, groups and organisations choose to take an active role in making decisions that affect them” [12]. Participation can be at any stage in the scenario construction process, for example, input into scenarios that are then used in modelling, data collection with participants or feedback from participants on scenario outputs Stakeholders include everyone directly or indirectly affected by the restoration planning or future scenarios discussed, but they must be outside the investigation team |
Phenomenon | Ecological restoration | Inclusion: The publication must address any form of ecological restoration as per the definition “Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of a degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystem to reflect values regarded as inherent in the ecosystem and to provide goods and services that people value” [4] Types of restoration may include, but are not limited to: landscape, species, ecosystem, ecosystem service, native species, invasive species removal, habitat, water catchment, coastal, marine Ecological restoration may be addressed through either of the following criteria: 1.The main goal of scenario building is explicitly for ecological restoration 2.The main goal of the scenario building is not explicitly stated as restoration within the publication however it must be identifiable to coders. For instance, if the study area or associated ecological functions are described as degraded and the scenarios are addressing the future of these components 3.Ecological restoration is not the main aim of building scenarios, but features as a possibility from at least one scenario. For example, one scenario may be ecological restoration while another may be conversion to an alternative land use |
Design | Future scenarios | Inclusion: Publication must build or evaluate as least one ‘scenario’ per the definition “Plausible representations of possible futures for one or more components of a system, or as alternative policy or management options intended to alter the future state of these components” (9) |
Evaluation | Outcomes | Inclusion: The systematic map will be displaying what and how outcomes are explored within eligible study types. All types of outcomes are eligible but they must be explored in a future scenario |
Research type | Qualitative, quantitative, mixed method | Inclusion: Methods used may be qualitative, quantitative or a mixed methods approach |