We are proud to announce this Special Issue of Earth’s Future focused on MultiSector Dynamics.

Special Issue abstract:
Designing dynamic and adaptive strategies for navigating the challenges of the Anthropocene hinges on a sound understanding of the interdependent co-evolution of our technological (e.g., water supply, energy, transport, etc.), societal (population, health, economy), natural (watersheds, wetlands, forests, coasts) and managed (water resources, agriculture, forestry) systems. Understanding and projecting the dynamic interaction of these systems, and inherent systematic risks, is a grand scientific challenge that requires integration of concepts, data, methods, and insights from many disciplines in novel ways. The field of Multisector Dynamics (MSD) aims to advance our understanding of the co-evolution of human and natural systems in response to environmental, technological and societal changes and shocks; and to build the next generation of tools that bridge across sectors, scales, and disciplines. This special issue seeks state-of-the-art contributions that provide new insights and technical
innovations that advance the emerging field of MSD.

We would like to thank the members of our community that submitted their contributions to this Special Issue.

Uncertainty analysis in multi-sector systems: Considerations for risk analysis, projection, and planning for complex systems
Vivek Srikrishnan,David C. Lafferty,Tony E. Wong,Jonathan R. Lamontagne,Julianne D. Quinn,Sanjib Sharma,Nusrat J. …
A Typology for Characterizing Human Action in MultiSector Dynamics Models
Jim Yoon, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Y. C. Ethan Yang, Christian Klassert, Nathan Urban, …
Can Exploratory Modeling of Water Scarcity Vulnerabilities and Robustness Be Scenario Neutral?
J. D. Quinn, A. Hadjimichael, P. M. Reed, S. Steinschneider Department of …
The Implications of Global Change for the Co-Evolution of Argentina’s Integrated Energy-Water-Land Systems
Thomas B. Wild, Zarrar Khan, Mengqi Zhao, Micaela Suriano, Julia L. Bereslawski, …
Technology Pathways Could Help Drive the U.S. West Coast Grid’s Exposure to Hydrometeorological Uncertainty
Jacob Wessel, Jordan D. Kern, Nathalie Voisin, Konstantinos Oikonomou, Jannik Haas Department …
Representing Socio-Economic Uncertainty in Human System Models
Jennifer Morris, John Reilly, Sergey Paltsev, Andrei Sokolov, Kenneth Cox Department of …
Multisector Dynamics: Advancing the Science of Complex Adaptive Human-Earth Systems
Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Christa Brelsford, Casey D. …
Modeling the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Land Scarcity Under Deep Uncertainty
Flannery Dolan, Jonathan Lamontagne, Katherine Calvin, Abigail Snyder, Kanishka B. Narayan, Alan …
The Effects of Climate Change on Interregional Electricity Market Dynamics on the U.S. West Coast
Joy Hill, Jordan Kern, David E. Rupp, Nathalie Voisin, Gregory Characklis Department …
Communicating Drivers of Environmental Change Through Transdisciplinary Human-Environment Modeling
Andrew E. F. Allison, Mark E. Dickson, Karen T. Fisher, Simon F. …