Bridging the Gaps between Design and Use: Developing Tools to Support Environmental Management and Policy

Authors

B. S. Mcintosh, Cranfield University
C. Giupponi, Uniyersira Ca' Foscari di Venezia
A. A. Voinov, Che,apeake Research Consortium
C. Smith, Oregon State University
K. B. Matthews, Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler
M. Monticino, University of North Texas
M. J. Kolkman, University ofT\vente
N. Crossman, Policy and Economic Research Unit
M. van Ittersum, Wageningen UniversityFollow
D. Haase, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research. UFZ
A. Haase, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research. UFZ
J. Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Palazzo Querini Stampalia
J. Groot, \Vageningen University
S. Sieber, Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Eberswalder
P. Verweij, Alterra, Green World Research
N. Quinn, University of California
P. Waeger, Technology and Society Lab, Empa
N. Gaber, US Environmental Protection Agency
D. Hepting, University of Regina
H. Scholten, Vageningen University
A. Sulis, University of Cagliari
H. van Delden, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems (RIKS),
E. Gaddis, SWCA Environmental Consultants
H. Assaf, American University of Beirut

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2008

Comments

Published in ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING, SOFTWARE AND DECISION SUPPORT: STATE OF THE ART AND NEW PERSPECTIVES, edited by A. J. Jakeman, A. A. Voinov, A. E. Rizzoli, & S. H. Chen (Amsterdam et al.: Elsevier, 2008).

Abstract

Sound decisions in environmental policy and management usually require the examination of alternative solutions, and may require the consideration of alternative problem fornlulations prior to option assessment. Constructing and considering the consequences of alternative problems (variables and relations) and policy options (norms and standards) is fundamental for processes of policy fornlulation (Vickers, 1965).