Table 2. Evaluation criteria applied to each of the tools reviewed: use. Tools   Does it identify stakeholders or their relative importance?   Does it elicit knowledge?   Does it elicit values?   Is it flexible or narrow in use?   Does it help deal with culturally sensitive issues?   What formats does it produce?   Is it analytic or creative? Bayesian belief network and system dynamic model   Yes   Yes   Not usually   Narrow   No   Highly varied from maps to text   Both Discourse-based valuation   No   Not usually   Yes   Narrow   Yes   Tables   Analytic 4Rs framework   Yes   Yes   Yes   Narrow   Yes   Tables   Analytic Participatory mapping   No   Yes   No   Flexible†   No   Maps drawn on paper or the ground   Analytic Pebble Distribution Method   Not usually   No   Yes   Flexible   Possible   Tables; numbers; explanatory statements   Analytic Future scenario   Not usually   Yes   No   Narrow   No   Stories and drawings   Both Spidergram   Yes, but not their relationships   Yes   Yes   Flexible   Yes   Figures; tables   Analytic Venn diagram   Yes   Depends on use   Yes   Flexible   Depends on use   Drawings   Both Who Counts Matrixes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Narrow   Depends on use   Tables   Analytic †In the context of spatial representations.