Integrative qualitative modelling of ecological and socio-economic aspects of river-rehabilitation in England

This poster present the planning phase of a QR model following the structured modelling approached described by Bredeweg et al. (2007). The model is aimed at exploring issues and outcomes for rehabilitation of Atlantic salmon stocks in the River Trent. These stocks have been lost due to impacts from the industrial revolution. Rehabilitation programmes within the context of the European Union’s legislation for sustainable water management require that ecological status be balanced alongside socio-economic needs of society. This model uses the ecological processes of the salmon life cycle as a focus around which socio-economic factors of rehabilitation are also modelled. The completed model could be applied as a tool for environmental managers, scientific researchers and stakeholders to learn about rehabilitation programs and their potential outcomes.