标题：Increasing Social–Ecological Resilience by Placing Science at the Decision Table: the Role of the San Pedro Basin (Arizona) Decision-Support System Model
摘要：We have analyzed how the collaborative development process of a decision-support system(DSS) model can effectively contribute to increasing the resilience of regional social–ecological systems.In particular, we have focused on the case study of the transboundary San Pedro Basin, in the Arizona-Sonora desert region. This is a semi-arid watershed where water is a scarce resource used to cover competinghuman and environmental needs. We have outlined the essential traits in the development of the decision-support process that contributed to an improvement of water-resources management capabilities whileincreasing the potential for consensual problem solving. Comments and feedback from the stakeholdersbenefiting from the DSS in the San Pedro Basin are presented and analyzed within the regional (UnitedStates–Mexico boundary), social, and institutional context. We have indicated how multidisciplinarycollaboration between academia and stakeholders can be an effective step toward collaborativemanagement. Such technology transfer and capacity building provides a common arena for testing water-management policies and evaluating future scenarios. Putting science at the service of a participatorydecision-making process can provide adaptive capacity to accommodate future change (i.e., buildingresilience in the management system).
关键词：collaborative development; decision-support system model; participatory water management;resilience; social–ecological systems; stakeholder feedback; sustainability learning
