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Provedor de dados: | 7
País: | Canada
Título: | Evaluation of Bayesian Networks in Participatory  Water Resources Management, Upper Guadiana Basin, Spain
Autores: | Zorrilla, Pedro; Department of Geodynamics, Faculty of Geological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; pedro.zorrilla@geo.ucm.es; Carmona, Gema; Technical University of Madrid, Department of Agricultural Economics, Spain;; Varela-Ortega, Consuelo; Technical University of Madrid, Department of Agricultural Economics, Spain;; Bromley, John; Oxford University School of Geography and the Environment, Centre for Water Research, United Kingdom;; Henriksen, Hans Jorgen; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark;.
Data: | 2010-09-09
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Bayesian networks; Decision support system; Evaluation; Groundwater management; Guadiana Basin; Participatory modeling; Spain; Water management; Water use conflicts.
Resumo: | Stakeholder participation is becoming increasingly important in water resources management. In participatory processes, stakeholders contribute by putting forward their own perspective, and they benefit by enhancing their understanding of the factors involved in decision making. A diversity of modeling tools can be used to facilitate participatory processes. Bayesian networks are well suited to this task for a variety of reasons, including their ability to structure discussions and visual appeal. This research focuses on developing and testing a set of evaluation criteria for public participation. The advantages and limitations of these criteria are discussed in the light of a specific participatory modeling initiative. Modeling work was conducted in the Upper Guadiana Basin in central Spain, where uncontrolled groundwater extraction is responsible for wetland degradation and conflicts between farmers, water authorities, and environmentalists. Finding adequate solutions to the problem is urgent because the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive requires all aquatic ecosystems to be in a &amp;#8220;good ecological state&amp;#8221; within a relatively short time frame. Stakeholder evaluation highlights the potential of Bayesian networks to support public participation processes.
Tipo: | Peer-Reviewed Reports
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | vol15/iss3/art12/
Editor: | Resilience Alliance
Formato: | text/html application/pdf
Fonte: | Ecology and Society; Vol. 15, No. 3 (2010)