Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives

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Has statement	By generating a large set of potential management alternatives (e.g. using a prescriptions generator) is it possible to enlarge the decision space. This generates more information and gives more flexibility when developping alternative management plans.
Has evidence	Automatic generation of management alternatives enlarges information for the Decision Maker. It allows to get information on the effects of different management alternatives in the different goods and services. This information is usually limited for decision makers.
Has consequences	In order to cope with objetives and constraints set by the decision maker, some non-optimal management alternatives (at stand level) may be selected (at forest/landscape level) in a decision process
Has recommendation for action	Use an automated prescription writter within a DSS. This is a useful tool in that allows enlarging the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives. It also allows computing the impact of these management alternatives on forest productivity.
Has domain	Architecture, Participation
Has DSS development stage	Use
Has decision stage
Has temporal scale	Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context	Non spatial, Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale	Stand level
Has objectives dimension	Multiple objectives
Has goods and services dimension	Market non-wood products, Market services, Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension	More than one decision maker, More than one decision maker/stakeholder, Single decision maker
Has country	Portugal
Has reference	Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Palma, J., Freire, J., Tomé, M. Mateus, R., Luiz Carlos E. Rodríguez., Bushenkov, V., Borges, J. G. A decision support system for a multi stakeholder’s decision process in a Portuguese National Forest. Forest Systems. (In print).
Has related DSS	SADfLOR v pp 1.0
Has related case	Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest
Has related lesson	Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives.Description of DSS development
Has other relevant information
Has working group theme	Dss development process
Has DSS development	Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives.Description of DSS development
Has decision support techniques	Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives.Decision support techniques
Has knowledge management processes	Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives.Knowledge management process
Has support for social participation	Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives.Support of social participation
Has actor perspective	Developer/Architect, Researcher, User
Has researcher role
Has user role	Decision maker, Forest manager, Stakeholders
Has developer role	Architect, Programmer, Project manager