Participatory Modelling in Environmental Decision-Making: The Ria Formosa Natural Park Case Study

摘要: Environmental decision-making generally involves issues of complexity, uncertainty and information feedback. The complexity environmental problems calls for integrated multi-disciplinary approaches, which include civil society stakeholder groups affected by or affecting decisions. This paper presents a participatory modelling framework to facilitate public involvement in decision-making. Results from case study the Ria Formosa Natural Park Portugal illustrate process modelling. use System Dynamics methodology facilitates identification fundamental structure underlying processing flows order achieve desired behaviour It sets up collaborative environment stakeholders development experimentation alternative policy scenarios. Along with achievement simulation model, this approach is likely foster trust institutions, promote team learning increase commitment towards actions.