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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Participatory Modelling Approach in Support of Resilience and Sustainable Development of Fisheries\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Giulia Maesano, University of Catania, Dept. of Agriculture Food and Environment, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123~Catania, Italy, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{giuliamaesano@hotmail.it}}\\[0.8ex]}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{University of Catania, Dept. of Agriculture Food and Environment, Italy}}}
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A participatory model with involvement of stakeholders seems a suitable way to support the progress of fishing communities facing changing conditions towards sustainable development of fisheries. One of the most prominent features of fisheries development process is in their social nature, which is affected by different perceptions, perspectives, opinions, knowledge, and interests of all actors involved.



Several authors have written about the complexity of social and environmental processes, such as the fisheries community development, and the importance of involving stakeholders in these processes. The local environmental and social knowledge can supplement limited scientific information, improving the knowledge base. Because of this, the post"=normal science advises that it is necessary incorporating in decision"=making a more significant social dimension of all those affected by an issue.  



The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview of participatory approaches and introduce key issues for considering the degree to which specific participatory approaches may contribute to enhancing the capabilities of individuals and communities, in order to support the sustainable fishery development. 



The paper is presented as follows.  The first section discusses features of social"=economic and environmental systems as complex adaptive systems, the framework within which the participatory methods will be evaluated. The second section is devoted to a discussion on the participatory methods and their potential limitations. Finally, an explorative research carried out in the fisheries of Ionian coast of Sicily is illustrated.



The results of the study provide some insights into the problem to meet stakeholders' economic, social and environmental expectations in fisheries. Its contribution is to gain more insights on effectiveness of using a participatory approach for building an adaptive capacity of fisheries to cope with an uncertain future. 



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Participatory approach, resilience, stakeholder involvement, sustainable fisheries development.
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