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Forms of Participatory Modelling and its Potential for Widespread Adoption in the Water Sector
Author(s) -
Hare Matt
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental policy and governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1756-9338
pISSN - 1756-932X
DOI - 10.1002/eet.590
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , participatory gis , promotion (chess) , resource (disambiguation) , participatory development , knowledge management , participatory action research , water sector , business , management science , sociology , process management , environmental resource management , computer science , water resources , political science , engineering , economics , ecology , computer network , politics , world wide web , anthropology , law , biology
This article serves as a support for those interested in learning more about participatory modelling and its potential for widespread adoption by resource managers. The first part introduces the reader to four basic forms of participatory modelling, identified by classifying nine example participatory modelling processes. The second part considers the potential widespread adoption of participatory modelling by resource managers in the water sector, concluding that this potential is low. It proposes recommendations as to how the potential for the adoption of participatory modelling by water managers can be increased. One of the most important recommendations is that policy‐makers should focus on the promotion of forms of participatory modelling that support social learning and the development of conceptual models. These forms of participatory modelling are considered most likely to be adopted, especially if they can be promoted in terms of supporting learning cycles within an Adaptive Water Resources Management approach. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.