Abstract “Action situations”—events, venues, or physically interdependent instances of
decision-making—have become a central unit of analysis in the social–environmental …

During social interactions in daily life, people possess imperfect knowledge of their
interdependence (ie, how behaviors affect each person's outcomes), and what people infer …

The evolution of cooperation is a major question in the biological and behavioral sciences.
While most theoretical studies model cooperation in the context of an isolated interaction …

The social–ecological systems (SES) framework (Ostrom 2009, Science. 325 (5939): 419–
22) typologically decomposes SES characteristics into nested, tiered constituent variables …

Infrastructure and technology investments that increase water-use efficiency (also called
modernization investments) have become one of the most preferred solutions to cope with …

Humans evolved to solve adaptive problems with kin and nonkin across fitness-relevant
domains, including childcare and resource sharing, among others. Therefore, there is a …

Abstract “Action situations”—instances of decision-making and agency—have become
central to studying social–ecological systems. This special feature collects research using …

Natural resources management often entails accommodating competing cross-scale
interests. Polycentricity literature offers a potential solution: value heterogeneity can reflect in …

This paper introduces the importance of the real-world relevant issues of the electrical power
market regarding 2 ×2 strategic games, which have pointed out the optimization of the …

Normal-form games with two players, each with two strategies, are the most studied class of
games. These so-called 2x2 games are used to model a variety of strategic interactions …