The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model

Lesson

ID	31
Has statement	The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model more complex vegetation dynamics over time for a variety of resource outputs.
Has evidence	It was decided to develop a highly detailed system in order that it could be used in the most complex forest management planning situations encountered in Ireland. The idea was that in simpler planning cases, the components that were not needed could be ignored. However, based on the most recent feedback from the management companies, the overall complexity of the system is off-putting and managers and consultants are apprehensive about the long learning curve associated with using the system.
Has consequences	It assures that a plan obtains a preliminary step on certification process
Has recommendation for action	Development of a 'light' version of the DSS, which could be used in 'simple' cases, with the option of users migrating to the detailed version as forest management problems become more complex in a maturing forest estate.
Has domain	Models and methods
Has DSS development stage	Use
Has decision stage	organization
Has temporal scale	Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context	Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale	Forest level, 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	Single decision maker
Has country	Ireland
Has reference
Has related DSS	ProgettoBosco
Has related case	United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan
Has related lesson
Has other relevant information	This requirement depends on the problem statement; some problems can be solved without neighbourhood interrelations. Some problems with neighbourhood interrelations, such as demanding a large area of interior conditions (no edge effects) tend to be large combinatorial problems.
Has working group theme	Dss development process, Models & techniques
Has DSS development	The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model.Description of DSS development
Has decision support techniques	The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model.Decision support techniques
Has knowledge management processes	The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model.Knowledge management process
Has support for social participation	The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model.Support of social participation
Has actor perspective	Developer/Architect, User
Has researcher role
Has user role
Has developer role

Not prescriptiveUtilities