Making a case for power-sensitive water modelling: a literature review
Rozemarijn ter Horst,Rossella Alba,Jeroen Vos,Maria Rusca,Jonatan Godinez-Madrigal,Lucie V. Babel,Gert Jan Veldwisch,Jean-Philippe Venot,Bruno Bonté,David W. Walker,and Tobias Krueger
Geography Department and Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 10099, Germany
Jeroen Vos
Water Resources Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, 6708 PB, the Netherlands
Maria Rusca
Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Water Resources Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, 6708 PB, the Netherlands
Tobias Krueger
Geography Department and Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 10099, Germany
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The exact power of models often remains hidden, especially when neutrality is claimed. Our review of 61 scientific articles shows that in the scientific literature little attention is given to the power of water models to influence development processes and outcomes. However, there is a lot to learn from those who are openly reflexive. Based on lessons from the review, we call for power-sensitive modelling, which means that people are critical about how models are made and with what effects.
The exact power of models often remains hidden, especially when neutrality is claimed. Our...
