Participatory modelling for stakeholder involvement in the development of flood risk management intervention options

Maskrey, Shaun A.; Mount, Nick J.; Thorne, Colin R.; Dryden, Ian L.

Abstract

Advancing stakeholder participation beyond consultation offers a range of benefits for local flood risk management, particularly as responsibilities are increasingly devolved to local levels. This paper details the design and implementation of a participatory approach to identify intervention options for managing local flood risk. Within this approach, Bayesian networks were used to generate a conceptual model of the local flood risk system, with a particular focus on how different interventions might achieve each of nine participant objectives. The model was co-constructed by flood risk experts and local stakeholders. The study employs a novel evaluative framework, examining both the process and its outcomes (short-term substantive and longer-term social benefits). It concludes that participatory modelling techniques can facilitate the identification of intervention options by a wide range of stakeholders, and prioritise a subset for further investigation. They can help support a broader move towards active stakeholder participation in local flood risk management.

Citation

Maskrey, S. A., Mount, N. J., Thorne, C. R., & Dryden, I. L. (2016). Participatory modelling for stakeholder involvement in the development of flood risk management intervention options. Environmental Modelling and Software, 82, 275-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.027

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 27, 2016
• Online Publication Date: May 20, 2016
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 8, 2016
• Journal: Environmental Modelling and Software
• Print ISSN: 1364-8152
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-8152
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 82
• Pages: 275-294
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.027
• Keywords: Participatory modelling, Bayesian networks, Flood risk, Stakeholder, Evaluation, Social capacity
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/797886
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364815216301220
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