Baihua Fu Joseph H. A. Guillaume Jennifer Badham Sondoss Elsawah Patricia Gober Randall J. Hunt Takuya Iwanaga Anthony J. Jakeman Daniel P. Ames Allan Curtis Mary C Hill Suzanne A Pierce Fateme Zare Serena H Hamilton 2019 <div id="abstracts" class="Abstracts u-font-serif"><div id="abs0010" class="abstract author" lang="en"><div id="abssec0010"><p id="abspara0010">Environmental modelling is transitioning from the traditional paradigm that focuses on the model and its quantitative performance to a more holistic paradigm that recognises successful model-based outcomes are closely tied to undertaking modelling as a social process, not just as a technical procedure. This paper redefines evaluation as a multi-dimensional and multi-perspective concept, and proposes a more complete framework for identifying and measuring the effectiveness of modelling that serves the new paradigm. Under this framework, evaluation considers a broader set of success criteria, and emphasises the importance of contextual factors in determining the relevance and outcome of the criteria. These evaluation criteria are grouped into eight categories: project efficiency, model accessibility, credibility, saliency, legitimacy, satisfaction, application, and impact. Evaluation should be part of an iterative and adaptive process that attempts to improve model-based outcomes and foster pathways to better futures.</p></div></div></div> application/pdf 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.04.008 en Elsevier A framework for characterising and evaluating the effectiveness of environmental modelling article