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Decision Aids for Planning in the Real World
Author(s) -
SNELL M. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1994.tb01119.x
Subject(s) - viewpoints , transparency (behavior) , decision aids , persuasion , business decision mapping , presentation (obstetrics) , management science , decision analysis , simple (philosophy) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , public relations , decision support system , psychology , political science , social psychology , economics , computer security , medicine , artificial intelligence , art , philosophy , alternative medicine , mathematical economics , epistemology , pathology , visual arts , radiology
Planning the use of resources is an increasingly complex business as environmental and social concerns become more explicit and decisive. Many groups of people are affected, so that decisions have to be made from several viewpoints and with several criteria. Decision‐makers must not only apply the criteria which represent their own interests, but must also estimate the opinions and reactions of other affected people. If a decision is to be effective, these parties need to know how it was arrived at and to feel that it is their decision. The paper uses a simple example and two case studies to describe decision aids, designed as means of (i) communication and persuasion, and (ii) analysis. Important characteristics are (a) transparency, (b) attention to presentation, and (c) grouping of criteria.