Participatory modelling and development practice: artisanal fishers in Nicaragua

Christian E. Casillas and Isha Ray

Development in Practice, 2019, vol. 29, issue 2, 135-146

Abstract: Development plans with insufficient knowledge about local realities, and that do not share technical or planning details with the target communities, bedevil development practice. This study used a form of participatory modelling in three fishing communities in Nicaragua to enable fishers to explore their economy and the potential impacts of fishery-based development projects. Co-designing a model of the fishing economy in the form of a board game created a forum in which facilitators and participants could arrive at a shared understanding of local fishing practices and the costs and benefits of strategies for addressing the fishers’ priorities.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1519012

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