title: Participatory operations model for cost-efficient monitoring and modeling of river basins--A systematic approach.
abstract: The worldwide economic downturn and the climate change in the beginning of 21st century have stressed the need for cost efficient and systematic operations model for the monitoring and management of surface waters. However, these processes are still all too fragmented and incapable to respond these challenges. For example in Finland, the estimation of the costs and benefits of planned management measures is insufficient. On this account, we present a new operations model to streamline these processes and to ensure the lucid decision making and the coherent implementation which facilitate the participation of public and all the involved stakeholders. The model was demonstrated in the real world management of a lake. The benefits, pitfalls and development needs were identified. After the demonstration, the operations model was put into operation and has been actively used in several other management projects throughout Finland.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: olli.malve@ymparisto.fi.
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Malve
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Turo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hjerppe
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Sirkka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tattari
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Väisänen
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Inese
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huttunen
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, Jyväskylä office, Survontie 9, 40500 Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Niina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kotamäki
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taskinen
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pirkko
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kauppila
keywords: Costs and benefits; Ecological status; Economic impacts; Integrated model; Operation model; River basin management; WFD; Water Framework Directive; Web-based map service