Participatory land use modelling, pathways to an integrated approach
A fully integrated participatory land use modelling approach is presented in which stakeholders both parametrise and evaluate the model. The approach presented is supported by a case study of an integrated analytical/discursive land use model for a well-known natural protected area. Calibration of land use models is considered as a process integrating analytical and discursive domains. Results from participatory workshops are shown to improve the model and to support results from statistical map comparison techniques. A pathway is defined in which analytical/discursive model development tasks are integrated.
land use modelling integration stakeholders calibration cellular-automata participation