This paper introduces a special section devoted to participation and evaluation for sustainable river basin governance. The departing point for this research was the recognition that although there is a relative agreement regarding the need to develop new multi-dimensional, inclusive and plural...

Sustainability and welfare assessment is a contemporary theme of major scientific and policy relevance, requiring the consideration of multiple dimensions and diverse perspectives. The economic approach to sustainability and welfare assessment has frequently relied on alternatives, or...

This paper details the design and implementation of a participatory modelling process in the Baixo Guadiana River Basin, in Portugal. A group of stakeholders was involved in a causal mapping exercise that lead to the development of a shared view of the problems, pressures and impacts...