TY - DATA T1 - End users’ perspectives about the potential usefulness of storylines to communicate river research to a multidisciplinary audience PY - 2018/10/19 AU - Juliette Cortes Arevalo AU - Laura N.H. Verbrugge AU - Robert-Jan den Haan AU - Fedor Baart AU - Mascha van der Voort AU - S.J.M.H. (Suzanne) Hulscher UR - DO - 10.34894/LYCY9P KW - Multi-disciplinary communication KW - Narrative elements KW - river management KW - user-centered design N2 -

Effective communication practices are needed to support adaptive, collaborative and integrative environmental management. We propose the use of online storylines to communicate scientific outcomes in a way that is captivating, easily understood and accessible. Based on 20 interviews, we identified important attributes for the storyline content, structure and user interaction. We designed a storyline example about stakeholders’ perceptions of a river management intervention with consequences on the landscape. The intended audience consists of multi-disciplinary researchers and practitioners that could consider or apply research solutions outside their field of expertise in river management. We introduced the example in a workshop with 14 participants from research and practice. Our findings highlight the importance of including narrative elements via images, interactive figures and timelines to illustrate the research context. Moreover, storylines should explicitly state benefits as well as the limitations of the river research and include a glossary to clarify specific terms. (2018-07-03)

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