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Value of participatory modeling in terms of:
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Malinau
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Wasa Amenfi
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TNS†
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Chilimo
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Subtropical Thicket Biome
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Namaqualand
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Mean scores |
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1. Model building process
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1. understanding/
conceptualization of system
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4
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4
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4
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5
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3
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4
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4.3
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2. getting a common understanding of problems at hand
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4
|
4
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4
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4
|
1
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4
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3.7
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3. building consensus on way forward
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4
|
4
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4
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5
|
1
|
4
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3.6
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4. creating awareness of different viewpoints
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4
|
4
|
4
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5
|
2
|
3
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3.9
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5. enhancing out-of-discipline thinking
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4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
5
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4.2
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6. focusing on most relevant problems
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4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
4
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3.5
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Mean
score "process"
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4.1
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3.8
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4.1
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4.4
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2.1
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3.6
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3.9 |
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2. Model structure
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1. the
user-friendliness of the Stella software
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4
|
4
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3
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4
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4
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4
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3.7
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2. the ease to run or alter the model
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3
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4
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3
|
3
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2
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2
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3.0
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3. the sense of ownership of model
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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3
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3.6
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4. the degree to which the model approaches reality
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3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
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3.3
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5. the completeness of the model
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4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
4
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3.6
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6. capturing complexity
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
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3.6 |
Mean
score "structure"
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3.4
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3.6
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3.7
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3.5
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2.6
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3.2
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3.5 |
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3. Model outputs
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1. the degree to which model outputs are believable
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3
|
3
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4
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4
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3
|
4
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3.3 |
2. identifying best options
for impact (optimization)
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
3.5
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3. formulation of strategy
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
3
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3.3
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4. supporting decision making
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
3
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3.0
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5. supporting policy formulation
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4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
3
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4.0
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6. communicating strategy
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4
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
3
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3.4
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Mean
score "outputs"
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3.9
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3.6
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3.7
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4.1
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1.5
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3.0
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3.5 |
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4. Impact after modeling
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1. improving
performance of interventions
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4
|
3
|
3
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3
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2
|
2
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2.9 |
2. actual changing the focus of interventions
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4
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3.1
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3. actual changing the strategy
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
2.9
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4. actual use in policy formulation
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4
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
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2.6
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5. actual use to communicate strategy
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
2
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3.2
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Mean
score "impact"
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4.1
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3.3
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2.9
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3.8
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1.3
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2.1
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3.1 |
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† Tri National de la Sangha (TNS), which stretches between Cameroon, the Central
African Republic, and the Republic of Congo