The Development of Attitudes Toward Scientific Models During a Participatory Modeling Process – The Impact of Participation and Social Network Structure

摘要: Scientific models are increasingly being used to support participatory natural resources management decision making processes. These allow stakeholders and scientists explore potential policy options can help facilitate discussion surrounding concerning uncertainty different sources of knowledge. The unique benefits modeling processes, however, contingent upon understanding of, engagement with, willingness use the scientific as knowledge information. Little is known, about how view within these We examined changes in stakeholders’ attitudes towards over course OysterFutures, a two-year, facilitated process that aimed create consensus recommendations for oyster Choptank River Complex, Maryland, USA. Five ordered logistic regression were test hypotheses impact social network measures, factors related itself, stakeholder characteristics on salience, credibility legitimacy (SCL) models. Results suggested ways knowing was significant driver elements Additionally, acting gatekeeper resulted significantly lower model credibility. results indicate acted boundary object during process. By better influence attitude formation, processes adjust their design function take advantage practitioners have more realistic expectations role participatory, collaborative decision-making