Participatory and collaborative modelling key to sustainable and inclusive development.
Strengthening stakeholder ownership for informed book and participatory water resources management.
About this book:
Safe access to water is essential for sustainable development. Building resilience towards disaster risks and ensuring water availability by balancing the many competing uses and users of water, while maintaining healthy and diverse ecosystems, are critical elements to ultimately deliver water security. In this Ph.D. thesis, participatory and collaborative modelling is presented as a means towards sustainable development, as it supports informed decision-making and inclusive development. How to develop and use computer-based simulation models is analysed following a participatory or collaborative modelling approach for managing water resources, so their use can be enhanced, and the ownership of the development strengthened. Four methods are presented to engage stakeholders in the development and use of computer-based simulation models. These approaches are tested in nine study cases, from which this thesis focuses on five of them. The covered themes and countries include river basin planning in Indonesia, water quality management in Turkey and Indonesia, adaptive planning in Bangladesh, and flood risk management in Tanzania. Results of the research show that the use of participatory and collaborative modelling makes the modelling process more efficient. Together, modellers and stakeholders share learning, build consensus, have a sense of ownership of the models, tools and solutions developed and trust in the decision-making process.
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Authors
Laura Basco Carrera
Citation
Basco-Carrera, L. (2018). Participatory and collaborative modelling key to sustainable and inclusive development: strengthening stakeholder ownership for informed and participatory water resources management. [PhD Thesis – Research external, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036546263
Keywords
Sustainable Development
Collaboration
Water Resources Management
Inclusive Development
Economic and Social Development
Indonesia
Simulation Mode
Turkey
Quality Management
Decision-Making Process
Tanzania
Decision Making
Bangladesh
Flood Risk Management
River Basin
Water Quality
Strategic planning
Adaptive planning
Implementation arrangements
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