Lessons for successful participatory watershed modeling: A perspective from modeling practitioners

摘要: Participatory modeling is the process of incorporating stakeholders, often including public, and decision makers into an otherwise purely analytic to support decisions involving complex natural resources questions. particularly compatible with rising focus on integrated water management, which incorporates systems theory aims protect improve while considering economic social concerns in community. In this article, we present a series lessons based experience working stakeholder groups develop watershed quality models address resource issues Maryland, Vermont, Utah, Virginia. We believe these participatory modeling, discussed from our perspective as scientists modelers engaged applied issues, can help achieve successful efforts elsewhere. The relate engagement, tools, model development calibration, scenario testing, applying results management decisions.