Identifying Opportunities for Decision Support Systems in Support of Regional Resource use Planning: An Approach Through Soft Systems Methodology

摘要

Regional resource use planning relies on key regional stakeholder groups using and having equitable ac- cess to appropriate social, economic, and environmental information and assessment tools. Decision support systems (DSS) can improve stakeholder access to such information and analysis tools. Regional resource use planning, how- ever, is a complex process involving multiple issues, multiple assessment criteria, multiple stakeholders, and multiple val- ues.