title: Use of Bayesian belief networks for dealing with ambiguity in integrated groundwater management.
abstract: In integrated groundwater management, different knowledge frames and uncertainties need to be communicated and handled explicitly. This is necessary in order to select efficient adaptive groundwater management strategies. In this connection, Bayesian belief networks allow for integration of knowledge, for engaging stakeholders and for dealing with multiple knowledge frame uncertainties. This is illustrated for the case of the Upper Guadiana Basin, Spain, where Bayesian belief networks with stakeholder involvement were used for dealing with the ambiguities related to sustainable groundwater exploitation.
authors.affiliation: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen K, Denmark. hjh@geus.dk
authors.forename: Hans Jørgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Henriksen
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zorrilla-Miras
authors.forename: Africa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Hera
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brugnach
mesh_terms: D001499:Bayes Theorem; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D060587:Groundwater / Q000032:analysis*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D045483:Rivers; D013030:Spain; D035501:Uncertainty; D014881:Water Supply