Mainstreaming Sustainable Decision-making for Ecosystems: Integrating Ecological and Socio-economic Targets within a Decision Support System

Environmental Processes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-19

  Pinto, Rute ^a,b   Da Conceição Cunha, Maria ^a   Roseta Palma, Catarina ^c   Marques, João Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Decision support system; DPSIR framework; Ecosystem services; MULINO MCA; Water quality improvements; WFD

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMERCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE TESTING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DPSIR FRAMEWORKS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; MULINO-MCA; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DECISION MAKINGS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIVALVE; BUFFER ZONE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84950316490     PISSN: 21987491     EISSN: 21987505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40710-014-0006-x     Document Type: Article

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