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Aim of study: In this paper, we present a decision support system (DSS) to support decision making where different
stakeholders have to generate landscape and forest level strategic plans. We further present an interactive approach
that may take advantage of a posteriori preference modelling (i.e. Pareto frontier technique) to facilitate the specification
of the levels of achievement of various objectives.
Area of study: The approach was applied to one planning cycle of a real world study case, the Leiria National Forest
in Portugal. The Leiria National Forest, a managed area of approximately eleven thousand hectares in which 8,679
hectares are even aged stands of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait) aimed at the production of wood.
Material and methods: The interactive approach, at first, tries to generate Pareto efficient frontiers for different
objectives. Then, multiple decision makers are involved in the process to seek an agreement towards the definition of
a consensual strategic plan.
Main results: The system developed in this article integrates an information management subsystem, a module to
generate alternative management regimes, growth model routines and a decision module that generates and solves
mathematical formulations. It also provides a module to display reports and view the resulting solutions (management
plans). We also build the Pareto frontier for different criteria. The results show that the proposed DSS can help solve
strategic planning problems subject to sustainable management constraints where people organize themselves and
participate jointly to manage their natural resources.
Research highlights: The interactive approach facilitates the involvement of multiple stakeholders in the decision
making process
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Keywords
decision support system participatory planning linear programming mixed integer goal programming sustainable forest management
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Citation
Garcia-Gonzalo J, Palma JHN, Freire J, Tomé M, Mateus R, Rodriguez LCE, Bushenkov V, Borges JG, 2013, A decision support system for a multi stakeholder’s decision process in a Portuguese National Forest, Forest Systems, 22(2) 359-373