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SELECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 1
Author(s) -
Prato Tony,
Hajkowicz Stefan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04171.x
Subject(s) - watershed , natural resource management , watershed management , sustainability , resource management (computing) , decision support system , environmental resource management , resource (disambiguation) , alliance , natural resource , sustainable management , business , rank (graph theory) , environmental economics , computer science , environmental science , geography , mathematics , economics , ecology , data mining , computer network , archaeology , machine learning , biology , combinatorics
Most spatial decision support systems for natural resource planning and management are limited by their scenario‐based (non‐behavioral), deterministic (non‐stochastic) structure. A spatial decision support system is developed that uses a multiple attribute decision‐making model to explain how a property manager selects a land and water resource management system (LWRMS) based on its multiple, stochastic economic and environmental attributes. The decision support system assesses sustainable resource management at the property and watershed scales and identifies the most cost‐effective policy for enhancing sustainable resource management. Economic attributes are determined with an economic model and environmental attributes are simulated with an environmental model. Input parameters for both models are generated with a geographic information system. The decision support system is used to rank five LWRMS for a sample of 20 farmers in Missouri's Goodwater Creek watershed and for two hypothetical watershed alliance groups. Results indicate that the average farmer and the two alliance groups would rank the five LWRMS in the same manner. From the viewpoint of the watershed alliance, the most preferred LWRMS for the average farmer in the watershed is sustainable.