An interdisciplinary framework for participatory modeling design and evaluation—What makes models effective participatory decision tools?

Water Resources Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 1625-1645

  Falconi, Stefanie M ^a   Palmer, Richard N ^b  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

collaborate decision making; evaluation framework; participation; participatory modeling; water resources management

Indexed keywords

WATER RESOURCES;

COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING; COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORKS; OUTCOME-BASED EVALUATION; PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY MODELING; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

ACCESSIBILITY; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 85014123608     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016WR019373     Document Type: Article

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