Visual problem appraisal—Kerala's Coast: A simulation for social learning about integrated coastal zone management

Loes Witteveen and Bert Enserink
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Loes Witteveen: Van Hall Larenstein University of Professional Education, the Netherlands, loes.witteveen@wur.nl
Bert Enserink: Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, b.enserink@tudelft.nl

Simulation & Gaming, 2007, vol. 38, issue 2, 278-295

Abstract: Integrated management of coastal zones is crucial for the sustainable use of scarce and vulnerable natural resources and the economic survival of local and indigenous people. Conflicts of interest in coastal zones are manifold, especially in regions with high population pressure, such as Kerala (in southwest India). The simulation of a consultancy mission to Kerala described in this article was designed for a classroom situation but it can also be applied in settings with local stakeholders as a tool for social learning. Filmed interviews with real stakeholders contributed largely to the realism of the simulation and stimulated learning: Students aligned with local stakeholders and acquired professional skills as future analysts; local people learned about their own situation and the frames of other stakeholders.

Keywords: economic survival; coastal zone; coast management; film; filmed interviews; Kerala; India; problem-based learning; realism; stakeholders; sustainable use; simulation; visual problem appraisal (VPA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/1046878107300667

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