Abstract
In this paper, we extend the conceptualization of uncertainties in natural
resources management. Uncertainties come in different kinds, as it is
apparent from the multiple classifications and typologies of
uncertainties in the literature. Here, we re-contextualize uncertainty in a
broader way - its role, meaning and relationship with knowing and
acting persons - because it is from this relationship where problems and
solutions emerge. We argue that uncertainties have a relational aspect
that has to do with how decision makers relate, through their knowledge
and actions, to the human-technology-environmental systems to be
managed ¿ an aspect that is not fully taken into account in the current
literature. Our aim in this paper is to include the human dimension more
fully in the conceptualization of uncertainties by (1) adding ambiguity
as an important kind of uncertainty, (2) re-conceptualizing uncertainty
as relational, and (3) indicating some implications of this reconceptualized
overview for strategies for dealing with uncertainty in
water management.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | International Conference in Adaptive and Integrated Water Management, Coping with complexity and uncertainty - Duration: 12 Nov 2007 → 15 Nov 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference in Adaptive and Integrated Water Management, Coping with complexity and uncertainty |
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| Period | 12/11/07 → 15/11/07 |