2023年美國大學生數學建模競賽（MCM/ICM）B題賽題公布

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中文賽題 B：重新構想馬賽馬拉

背景

肯尼亞的野生動物保護區最初是為了保護野生動物和其他自然資源而建立的?？夏醽喿h會通過了《2013年野生動物保護和管理法》，以實現更公平的資源共享，并允許采用替代的、基于社區的管理努力[1]。此后，肯尼亞增加了修正案，以彌補法律中的漏洞，為違規者提供更清晰的治理、財務和處罰[2]。

要求

• 聚焦于一個大型野生動物保護區——馬賽馬拉，您的任務是確定管理公園內外資源的替代方法。具體而言，您應該：
• 考慮并推薦不同區域的具體政策和管理策略，以保護野生動物和其他自然資源，同時平衡居住在該地區的人們的利益。這些政策和策略應該有助于緩解那些住在保護區附近的人們所遭受的機會損失的影響，并最小化動物與吸引到保護區的人們之間的負面互動。
• 制定并描述一種確定哪些政策和管理策略將產生最佳結果的方法。您的報告應討論如何對您的方法從高到低進行排名和比較結果。一定要包括用于預測動物與人類之間相互作用以及該保護區內外經濟影響的模型的描述和分析。
• 鑒于您的建議計劃，提供有關您的建議將帶來的長期趨勢的預測。分析并提供可能長期結果的確定性和影響的估計。您還應描述您的方法如何適用于其他野生動物管理區。最后，為肯尼亞旅游和野生動物委員會提供一份兩頁的非技術性報告，討論您的建議計劃及其對該保護區的價值。

您的PDF解決方案總頁數不超過25頁，應包括：

• 一頁摘要。
• 目錄。
• 您的完整解決方案。
• 兩頁非技術性報告。
• 參考文獻清單。

注意：MCM比賽有25頁的限制。你的所有提交內容都計入這25頁的限制（摘要，目錄，報告，參考文獻清單以及任何附錄）。你必須引用報告中使用的想法、圖片和其他材料的來源。

參考資料

[1] The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. Republic of Kenya, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 181 (Acts No. 47), 2013.

[2] The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (No. 47 of 2013). Legal Notice No. 155. Republic of Kenya, Kenya Gazette Supplement No 141 (Acts No. 47), 2020.

Problem B: Reimagining Maasai Mara

Background

Kenya’s wildlife preserves were originally created primarily to protect wildlife and other natural resources. Kenya’s parliament passed the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 to provide more equitable sharing of resources, as well as to allow alternative, community-based management efforts[1]. Kenya has since added amendments to address gaps in the legislation to provide more clear governance, finance, and penalties for violators[2].

Requirement

Focusing on one large game preserve, the Maasai Mara, your task is to determine alternate ways to manage the resources within and outside the current boundaries of the park. Specifically, you should:

• Consider and recommend specific policies and management strategies for different areas within the current preserve that will protect wildlife and other natural resources while also balancing the interests of the people who live in the area. These policies and strategies should help mitigate the impacts of lost opportunities experienced by the people who live near the preserve, as well as minimize negative interactions between animals and the people attracted to the preserve.
• Develop and describe a methodology to determine which policies and management strategies will result in the best outcomes. Your report should discuss how to rank and compare outcomes from your methodology. Be sure to include descriptions and analyses of the models used to predict the interactions between animals and people, as well as the resulting economic impacts in the area within and around the preserve.
• Given your proposed plan, provide predictions about the long-term trends that will result from your recommendations. Analyze and provide estimates of the certainties and impacts of the possible long-term outcomes. You should also describe how your approach could be applied to other wildlife management areas. Finally, provide a two-page non-technical report for the Kenyan Tourism and Wildlife Committee discussing your proposed plan and its value for the preserve.

Your PDF solution of no more than 25 total pages should include:

• One-page Summary Sheet.
• Table of Contents.
• Your complete solution.
• Two-page non-technical report.
• Reference List. Note: The MCM Contest has a 25-page limit. All aspects of your submission count toward the 25-page limit (Summary Sheet, Table of Contents, Report, Non-Technical Report, Reference List, and any Appendices). You must cite the sources for your ideas, images, and any other materials used in your report.

References

[1] The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. Republic of Kenya, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 181 (Acts No. 47), 2013.

[2] The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (No. 47 of 2013). Legal Notice No. 155. Republic of Kenya, Kenya Gazette Supplement No 141 (Acts No. 47), 2020.

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