Collaborative modeling for decision support in water resources: Principles and best practices

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 629-638

  Langsdale, Stacy ^a   Beall, Allyson ^b   Bourget, Elizabeth ^a   Hagen, Erik ^c   Kudlas, Scott ^d   Palmer, Richard ^e   Tate, Diane ^f   Werick, William ^g  

^a US Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northeast Midwest Institute and Owner   (United States)

^d Office of Water Supply   (United States)

^e University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

^f University of Massachusetts ^*

^g Werick Creative Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative modeling; Conflict resolution; Decision support systems; Mediated Modeling; Participatory modeling; Planning; Public participation; Shared Vision Planning

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE MODELING; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; PARTICIPATORY MODELING; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SHARED VISION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84878953007     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12065     Document Type: Article

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