How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater

Claudia Baldwin; P L Tan; Ian White; S Hoverman; K Burry

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.006

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How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater

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How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater

Claudia Baldwin, P L Tan, Ian White, S Hoverman and K Burry

Journal of Hydrology, Vol.474, pp.74-83

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.006

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Abstract

groundwater planning

visual tools

science communication

Robust information is integral to any good decision-making process. Information needs to be seen as credible by the community and defensible by scientists and independent reviewers. To achieve the water planning outcomes of the National Water Initiative, we need a common understanding of the issues, informed and supported by both research-based scientific expertise and local experiential knowledge of the resource system and risks of changes to the consumptive pool, to return overdrawn water systems to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction. In addition, recognition of regional differences, Indigenous needs, and impacts of land-use and climate change are required. We focus on how participatory approaches of interpretation and communication of scientific knowledge about groundwater hydrology can assist communities' understanding and acceptance of the need for better management.

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Title: How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater
Authors: Claudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
P L Tan (Author) - Griffith University
Ian White (Author) - Griffith University
S Hoverman (Author) - Griffith University
K Burry (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Journal of Hydrology, Vol.474, pp.74-83
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.006
ISSN: 0022-1694
Copyright note: Copyright © 2012. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450369202621
Output Type: Journal article