Authors
H. Assata, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236, Riad EI Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
E. van Beek, Delft Hydraulics/Twente University, PO Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands
C. Borden, DHI Water * Environment clo University ofIdaho, 322 E. Front St., Suite 340, Boise, ID 83702, USA
P. Gijsbers, WL Delft Hydraulics, Inland Water Systems, PO Box 177, 2600 MH, Delft, The Netherlands
A. Jolma, Geoinformation and Positioning, Helsinki University of Technology, PO Box 1200, 02015 TKK, Finland
S. Kaden, WASY GmbH, Institute for Water Resources Planning and Systems Research, Waltersdorfer Strasse 105, 12526 Berlin, Germany
M. Kaltofen, WASY GmbH, Institute for Water Resources Planning and Systems Research, Waltersdorfer Strasse 105, 12526 Berlin, Germany
J.W. Labadie, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372, USA
D.P. Loucks, Hollister Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
N.W.T. Quinn, Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cyclotron Road, BId. 70A-3317H Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J. Sieber, Stockholm Environment Institute, US Center, 11 Curtis Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144, USA
A. Sulis, Hydraulic Sector, Department of Land Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi, 09123 Cagliari (CA), Italy
W.J. Werick, 14508 Chesterfield Lane, Culpeper, VA 22701, USA
D.M. Wood, Danish Hydraulics Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
Date of this Version
2008
Abstract
Water resources planning and management tools have been moving away from a top down (command and control) approach to a bottom up (grass-roots) approach - which emphasizes the involvement of stakeholders, not only specialists, in all stages of planning - from the identification of problems and issues, the selection of potential solutions to project implementation and operation. Ideally, a participatory grassroots planning process should provide a transparent and flexible platform for all stakeholders to collectively: examine the main elements of their shared water system; understand the main issues and problems to be addressed; participate in identifying alternative policies; and select fairly balanced and broadly supported solutions. Chapter 3 discusses these issues on the broader context of decision support for environmental management.
Comments
Published in ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING, SOFTWARE AND DECISION SUPPORT: STATE OF THE ART AND NEW PERSPECTIVES, edited by A. J. Jakeman, A. A. Voinov, A. E. Rizzoli, & S. H. Chen (Amsterdam et al.: Elsevier, 2008).