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| Author: | Brugnach, M. (et al.) |
| Title: | More is not always better: Coping with ambiguity in natural resources management |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2011 : JAN, VOL. 92:1, p. 78-84 |
| Index terms: | natural resources water resources uncertainty decision making management |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Coping with ambiguities in natural resources management has got unavoidable. Ambiguity is a distinct type of uncertainty resulting from the simultaneous presence of multiple valid, and possibly conflicting ways of framing a problem. This paper deals with the notions of framing and ambiguity. Identified are five broad strategies to handle it: rational problem solving, persuasion, dialogical learning, negotiation and opposition. These approaches are compared in terms of their assumptions, mechanisms and outcomes. Each approach is illustrated with a number of concrete methods. |
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