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At stake in the Anthropocene is more-than-human liveability. What does this mean for anthropology? This contribution develops one possible answer for the context of climate impact and global environmental change research. It argues for situated modelling as a co-laborative practice between anthropology and the natural sciences. In a first section, the paper sets out from an analysis of recent shifts in the field of climate impact research that has culminated in demands for evidence-based democratic deliberation. The analysis demonstrates how this understanding of evidence introduces a new temporality to the debate (future perfect) and how it risks narrowing the notion of evidence. In its main section, the paper outlines situated modelling as a generatively critical way of engaging climate impact science. Situated modelling is committed to opening up scientific method to participation from diverse publics. It rests on ontological anarchy, partial withness and assembled reflexivity. The paper concludes that situated modelling is one way of addressing the infrastructures of global climate impact science co-laboratively in order to widen what is recognized as legitimate forms of expertise and evidence.

Cities are widely recognised as important settings for promoting health. Nonetheless, making cities more liveable and supportive of health and wellbeing remains a challenge. Decision-makers' capacity to use urban health evidence to create more liveable cities is fundamental to achieving these goals. This paper describes an international partnership designed to build capacity in using liveability indicators aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and social determinants of health, in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim of this paper is to reflect on this partnership and outline factors critical to its success. Partners included the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the UN Global Compact—Cities Programme, the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, and urban scholars based at an Australian university. Numerous critical success factors were identified, including having a bilingual liaison and champion, establishment of two active working groups in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and incorporating a six-month hand-over period. Other successful outcomes included contextualising liveability for diverse contexts, providing opportunities for reciprocal learning and knowledge exchange, and informing a major Bangkok strategic urban planning initiative. Future partnerships should consider the strategies identified here to maximise the success and longevity of capacity-building partnerships.

Communication du workshop WS 2.3 ; Due to the confidence crisis in the conventional agri‐food system, an intense dynamic can be observed in the development of short supply chains (SSC), as we show in two different regions of France. The political support of these SSC emphasizes their role in better valorisation of farmers' production and social recognition of their work. It also helps meet the great expectations of consumers. Nevertheless, as agronomists, we question the consequences of this dynamic on the technical management of the farms in SSC: first results show SSC farms practice general trends such as diversification of crops, of specific forms of SSC at the farm level and of activities specifically related to sales management. Hypotheses are made about two aspects of liveability for farmers: increasing workload and higher complexity of decision‐making. A set of hypotheses is proposed as well as a framework for further research.

Communication du workshop WS 2.3 ; Due to the confidence crisis in the conventional agri‐food system, an intense dynamic can be observed in the development of short supply chains (SSC), as we show in two different regions of France. The political support of these SSC emphasizes their role in better valorisation of farmers' production and social recognition of their work. It also helps meet the great expectations of consumers. Nevertheless, as agronomists, we question the consequences of this dynamic on the technical management of the farms in SSC: first results show SSC farms practice general trends such as diversification of crops, of specific forms of SSC at the farm level and of activities specifically related to sales management. Hypotheses are made about two aspects of liveability for farmers: increasing workload and higher complexity of decision‐making. A set of hypotheses is proposed as well as a framework for further research.

Due to the confidence crisis in the conventional agri‐food system, an intense dynamic can be observed in the development of short supply chains (SSC), as we show in two different regions of France. The political support of these SSC emphasizes their role in better valorisation of farmers' production and social recognition of their work. It also helps meet the great expectations of consumers. Nevertheless, as agronomists, we question the consequences of this dynamic on the technical management of the farms in SSC: first results show SSC farms practice general trends such as diversification of crops, of specific forms of SSC at the farm level and of activities specifically related to sales management. Hypotheses are made about two aspects of liveability for farmers: increasing workload and higher complexity of decision‐making. A set of hypotheses is proposed as well as a framework for further research.

At stake in the Anthropocene is more-than-human liveability. What does this mean for anthropology? This contribution develops one possible answer for the context of climate impact and global environmental change research. It argues for situated modelling as a co-laborative practice between anthropology and the natural sciences. In a first section, the paper sets out from an analysis of recent shifts in the field of climate impact research that has culminated in demands for evidence-based democratic deliberation. The analysis demonstrates how this understanding of evidence introduces a new temporality to the debate (future perfect) and how it risks narrowing the notion of evidence. In its main section, the paper outlines situated modelling as a generatively critical way of engaging climate impact science. Situated modelling is committed to opening up scientific method to participation from diverse publics. It rests on ontological anarchy, partial withness and assembled reflexivity. The paper concludes that situated modelling is one way of addressing the infrastructures of global climate impact science co-laboratively in order to widen what is recognized as legitimate forms of expertise and evidence.