Wither agricultural DSS?

MODSIM05 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 224-231

  Matthews, K B ^a   Schwarz, G ^a   Buchan, K ^a   Rivington, M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Deliberation; DSS; Participation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DECISION SUPPORT; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL; COMPONENT MODEL; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DELIBERATION; DSS; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOME; FARMING SYSTEM; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LAND MANAGERS; LAND-USE SCENARIO; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MARKET RESEARCHES; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES; NICHE MARKETS; PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL LAND USE; SOCIAL PROCESS; TRACK RECORD; URBAN COMMUNITY; WIN-WIN; LAND USE AND MANAGEMENTS; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMERCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAND USE; MANAGERS; WATER QUALITY; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; RURAL AREAS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77956446337     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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