Participatory decision making for sustainable development—the use of mediated modelling techniques
Land Use PolicyPublished 12 December 2004
Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Nuno Videira
Citations188
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.89
SNIP1.98
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
Abstract
In this paper, the integration of mediated modelling (MM) techniques with multi-criteria assessment (MCA) in a participatory decision-making context is discussed. We briefly present the major features of MCA, of system dynamics methodology, and of group model building techniques. The application of MM in a participatory exercise is illustrated by a case study developed in a protected coastal wetland (Ria Formosa, Portugal). Possible avenues to integrate MM into multi-criteria decision making in the framework of sustainable development issues are discussed.
Keywords
Computer ScienceDecision SciencesEnvironmental Science
NatureThe value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
22,003 Citations1997Robert Costanza, Ralph C. d’Arge +11 more
University of Maribor digital library (University of Maribor)Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World
9,481 Citations2000John D. Sterman
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)System Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World
1,731 Citations2002John D. Sterman
Requirements for the effective use of system dynamics are discussed and a successful application to a difficult business issue is illustrated.
Choice Reviews OnlineEcological economics: the science and management of sustainability
1,629 Citations1992
European Journal of Operational ResearchSocial multi-criteria evaluation: Methodological foundations and operational consequences
732 Citations2003Giuseppe Munda
The main argument developed here is the proposal of the concept of social multi-criteria evaluation (SMCE) as a possible useful framework for the application of social choice to the difficult policy problems of the authors' millennium, where “facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent”.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooksHandbook of Environmental and Resource Economics
720 Citations1999Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh
Ecological EconomicsThe worth of a songbird: ecological economics as a post-normal science
686 Citations1994Silvio Funtowicz, Jerome R. Ravetz
Readings in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid
587 Citations1990Carlos A. Bana e Costa
This chapter discusses decision-Aid and Decision-Making in Ill-Structured Environments and Measurement Theory And Decision Aid, and the Outranking Approach and the Foundations of Electre Methods.
System Dynamics ReviewGroup model building effectiveness: a review of assessment studies
439 Citations2002E.A.J.A. Rouwette, J.A.M. Vennix +1 more
A meta analysis of findings of studies on the effectiveness of system dynamics modeling interventions is reported on to clarify differences in definitions of outcomes, and to provide guidelines for more standardized assessments and reports.
System Dynamics ReviewTeamwork in group model building
412 Citations1995George P. Richardson, David F. Andersen
The Economic JournalSocial Choice and Multicriterion Decision-Making.
403 Citations1987John Bonner, Kenneth J. Arrow +1 more
Choice Reviews OnlineMediated modeling: a system dynamics approach to environmental consensus building
399 Citations2004
Environmental ManagementUsing Dynamic Modeling to Scope Environmental Problems and Build Consensus
376 Citations1998Robert Costanza, Matthias Ruth
The changing role of dynamic modeling for understanding and managing complex ecological economic systems is assessed and four case studies in which dynamic modeling has been used to collect and organize data, synthesize knowledge, and build consensus about the management of complex systems are described.
Contributions to economicsMulticriteria Evaluation in a Fuzzy Environment
343 Citations1995Giuseppe Munda
System Dynamics ReviewLessons from system dynamics modeling
318 Citations1987Jay W. Forrester
The power and utility of system dynamics is best achieved by going beyond a model to implications and generalizations that can be drawn from the process of modeling, which uses the full range of available information.
System Dynamics ReviewUsing system dynamics to improve public participation in environmental decisions
304 Citations2002Krystyna Anne Stave
System dynamics has the potential to improve public participation in environmental decisions by providing a framework for structured deliberation when stakeholders are involved in making decisions and a more transparent and participatory educational framework to persuade stakeholders to help implement decisions.
System Dynamics ReviewGroup model-building to facilitate organizational change: an exploratory study
171 Citations1996J.A.M. Vennix, Henk Akkermans +1 more
Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable DevelopmentUsing Stakeholder Values to Make Smarter Environmental Decisions
154 Citations2000Robin Gregory
História Ciências Saúde-ManguinhosCiência pós-normal e comunidades ampliadas de pares face aos desafios ambientais
87 Citations1997Silvio Funtowicz, Jerry Ravetz
Forest ScienceAnalytical Group Decision Making in Natural Resources: Methodology and Application
83 Citations2000Daniel L. Schmoldt, David L. Peterson
An application of this group decision-making methodology to fire research program development in a workshop setting indicates that the process helps focus group deliberations; mitigates groupthink, nondecision, and social loafing pitfalls; encourages individual interaction; identifies irrational judgments; and provides a large amount of useful quantitative information about group preferences.
Euro courses. Environmental managementApplying Multiple Criteria Aid for Decision to Environmental Management
77 Citations1994
System Dynamics ReviewClients' opinions on group model-building: an exploratory study
58 Citations1997Henk Akkermans, J.A.M. Vennix
An assessment study of six group model-building projects in real organizations working on real strategic problems shows that a number of hypotheses known from experience or textbook theory were 'confirmed', while others were only partially confirmed or should be rejected on the basis of the six cases investigated.
Ecological ModellingA consensus-based simulation model for management in the Patagonia coastal zone
39 Citations1998Marjan van den Belt, Lisa Deutsch +1 more
The model implies that the importance of the tourist sector in Patagonia could in the future greatly exceed the value of the fishing industry (by 29%).
PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino)ELECTRE III as a support for waste incineration participatory decision making
2 Citations2006Maria Franca Norese