Review. Supporting problem structuring with computer-based tools in participatory forest planning

Forest Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 270-281

  Hujala, T ^a   Khadka, C ^b   Wolfslehner, B ^b,c   Vacik, H ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c European Forest Institute   (Austria)

Author keywords

Facilitated modelling; Group negotiation; Knowledge management; Natural resource management; PSM; Soft OR; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880936714     PISSN: 21715068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/fs/2013222-03006     Document Type: Review

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