Goals and goal orientation in decision support systems for ecosystem management

Nute, Donald; Rosenberg, Ges; Nath, Surajit; Verma, Bhisham Dev; Rauscher, H. Michael; Twery, Mark J.; Grove, Michael

doi:10.1016/s0168-1699(00)00092-2

Cited by 21 publications

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“…Instead, the ranks of actions against all objectives are used to identify actions that may be beneficial for both humans and carnivores. There are methods available to prioritize between potentially conflicting objectives (Nute et al 2000), but value trade‐offs may be a more‐appropriate approach than a quantitative approach for building a consensus between stakeholders on the relative importance of human and endangered carnivore life (Mace et al 2006). Estimates of impact may be based on empirical data, computer models, local and expert opinion, or best guess, depending on the information available.…”

Section: Prioritize Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of an Action‐Selection Framework for Human‐Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Barlow

Greenwood

Ahmad

et al. 2010

Conservation Biology

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Human-carnivore conflict is manifested in the death of humans, livestock, and carnivores. The resulting negative local attitudes and retribution killings imperil the future of many endangered carnivores. We tailored existing management tools to create a framework to facilitate the selection of actions to alleviate human-carnivore conflict and applied the framework to the human-tiger conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. We identified potential actions that consider previous management efforts, local knowledge, cost-effectiveness, fieldwork experience of authors and project staff, previous research on tiger ecology by the authors, and recommendations from human-carnivore conflict studies in other countries. Our framework includes creation of a profile to improve understanding of the nature of the conflict and its underlying causality. Identified actions include deterrents, education, direct tiger management, and response teams. We ranked actions by their potential to reduce conflict and the monetary cost of their implementation. We ranked tiger-response teams and monitoring problem tigers as the two best actions because both had relatively high impact and cost-effectiveness. We believe this framework could be used under a wide range of human-wildlife conflict situations because it provides a structured approach to selection of mitigating actions.

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Section: Prioritize Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of an Action‐Selection Framework for Human‐Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Barlow

Greenwood

Ahmad

et al. 2010

Conservation Biology

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“…The most recent, interesting and complex issue in forest DSS are those with participative decision-making by several stakeholders who must reach an agreement for a final decision. In Nute et al (2000) decision-making is developed with a social participative and environmentally sensitive methodology in Central America. Mendoza and Prabhu (2003) use MCA methodology to carry out an assessment of the Criteria and Indicators (CandI) structure in an environment of participative decision-making.…”

Section: Development and Current Situation Of Forest Dssmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision Support Systems for Forestry in Galicia (Spain): SaDDriade

Pérez¹,

Franco-Vázquez²,

Álvarez-López³

2012

Sustainable Forest Management - Current Research

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“…Finally, monitor progress toward the stated goals. A detailed discussion of goals and their importance in decision-support systems is presented in Nute et al, (2000).…”

Section: Goal-focused Orientationmentioning

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NED-2: A decision support system for integrated forest ecosystem management

Twery

Knopp

Thomasma

et al. 2005

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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NED-2 is a Windows-based system designed to improve project-level planning and decision making by providing useful and scientifically sound information to natural resource managers. Resources currently addressed include visual quality, ecology, forest health, timber, water, and wildlife. NED-2 expands on previous versions of NED applications by integrating treatment prescriptions, growth simulation, and alternative comparisons with evaluations of multiple resources across a management unit. The NED-2 system is adaptable for small private holdings, large public properties, or cooperative managernent across multiple ownerships. NED-2 implements a goal-driven decision process that ensures that all relevant goals are considered; the character and current condition of forestland are known; alternatives to manage the land are designed and tested; the future forest under each alternative is simulated; and the alternative selected achieves the owner's goals. NED-2 is designed to link with ' The computer programs described in this document are available with the understanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture cannot assure their accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability for any purposes other than that reported. The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for the infomation and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.

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Goals and goal orientation in decision support systems for ecosystem management

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Use of an Action‐Selection Framework for Human‐Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Use of an Action‐Selection Framework for Human‐Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Decision Support Systems for Forestry in Galicia (Spain): SaDDriade

NED-2: A decision support system for integrated forest ecosystem management

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