Collaborative Modeling for Decision Support in Water Resources: Principles and Best Practices |
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Authors: | Stacy Langsdale Allyson Beall Elizabeth Bourget Erik Hagen Scott Kudlas Richard Palmer Diane Tate William Werick |
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Institution: | 1. Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, , Alexandria, Virginia 22315;2. Washington State University, , Pullman, Washington 99164;3. Institute for Water Resources, , Alexandria, Virginia 22315;4. Northeast Midwest Institute and Owner, , Houston, Texas 77019;5. Office of Water Supply, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, , Richmond, Virginia 23218;6. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, , Amherst, Massachusetts 01003;7. , Denver, Colorado 80212;8. Werick Creative Solutions, Inc., , Culpeper, Virginia 22701 |
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Abstract: | Collaborative Modeling for Decision Support integrates collaborative modeling with participatory processes to inform natural resources decisions. Practitioners and advocates claim that the approach will lead to better water management, balancing interests more effectively and reducing the likelihood of costly legal delays. These claims are easy to make, but the benefits will only be realized if the process is conducted effectively. To provide guidance for how to conduct an effective collaborative modeling process, a task committee cosponsored by the Environmental Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers and by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Institute for Water Resources developed a set of Principles and Best Practices for anyone who might convene or conduct collaborative modeling processes. The guidance is intended for both conflict resolution professionals and modelers, and our goal is to integrate these two fields in a way that will improve water resources planning and decision making. Here, the set of eight principles is presented along with a selection of associated best practices, illustrated by two different case examples. The complete document is available at: http://www.computeraideddisputeresolution.us/bestpractices/ . |
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Keywords: | collaborative modeling decision support systems public participation planning participatory modeling Shared Vision Planning Mediated Modeling conflict resolution |
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