Bridging the design-use gap for DSS in environmental policy and practice

Proceedings of the iEMSs 3rd Biennial Meeting," Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software"

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Matthews, K B ^a   Hutchins, M G ^b   Hill, G ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Sustainable Development Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decision support; Deliberation; Environment; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DECISION SUPPORT; BOUNDARY OBJECTS; DECISION-SUPPORT; DELIBERATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GIS INTEGRATION; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LAND MANAGERS; LAND-USE POLICIES; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MULTI-PERSPECTIVE; POLICY SUPPORT; QUALITY INFORMATION; REUSABLE COMPONENTS; SIMULATION-MODELLING; USER FRIENDLINESS;

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84858652114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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