Conceptual PHES-system models of the Aysén watershed and fjord (Southern Chile): Testing a brainstorming strategy
Journal of Environmental ManagementPublished 2 August 2007
Victor H. Marı́n, Luisa E. Delgado, Pamela Bachmann-Vargas
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Results show that the proposed methods can be adequately used in management scenarios characterized by highly hierarchical, experts/non-experts membership.
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The use of brainstorming techniques for the generation of conceptual models, as the basis for the integrated management of physical-ecological-social systems (PHES-systems) is tested and discussed. The methodology is applied in the analysis of the Aysén fjord and watershed (Southern Chilean Coast). Results show that the proposed methods can be adequately used in management scenarios characterized by highly hierarchical, experts/non-experts membership.
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