Using a Cognitive Mapping Approach to Frame the Perceptions of Water Users About Managing Water Resources: A Case Study in the Australian Capital Territory
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Cognitive mapping is used to represent individuals' perceptions related to a particular issue at a given moment in time.
“Cognitive mapping is used to represent individuals' perceptions related to a particular issue at a given moment in time (ElSawah et al. 2013, Vanwindekens et al. 2013).”
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Perceptions of the problem situation differ among and between actor groups, as well as between actors and researchers.
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- Authors
- ElSawah, S., Mclucas, A., & Mazanov, J.
- Affiliations
- Australian National University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- ElSawah, Sondoss
- ORCID
- ElSawah, Sondoss
- Venue
- Water Resources Management
- Published
- 2013-05-12
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 3441-3456
- ISSN
- 0920-4741 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-1650
- OpenAlex
- W1976866919
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 4.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Water Resources Management (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of New South Wales
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Water resources management and optimization
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental Science and Water Management
- Keywords
- cognitive mapping, stakeholder mental models, social-ecological systems, attribution of responsibility, sustainable water management, arid and semi-arid regions, Australian Capital Territory
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