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Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development

Author : Gregory E. Kersten
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306475421
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development by : Gregory E. Kersten

Download or read book Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development written by Gregory E. Kersten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, much work has been done in formulating and clarifying the concept of sustainable development and related theoretical and research issues. Now, the challenge has shifted to designing and stimulating processes of effective planning and decision-making, at all levels of human activity, in such a way as to achieve local and global sustainable development. Information technology can help a great deal in achieving sustainable development by providing well-designed and useful tools for decision makers. One such tool is the decision support system, or DSS. This book explores the area of DSS in the context of sustainable development. As DSS is a very new technique, especially in the developing world, this book will serve as a reference text, primarily for managers, government officials, and information professionals in developing countries. It covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Other interested readers will include students, teachers, and analysts in information sciences; DSS designers, developers, and implementors; and international development agencies.

Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances

Author : Manos, Basil
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615208828
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances by : Manos, Basil

Download or read book Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances written by Manos, Basil and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As national and international concern over sustainable resources becomes more prevalent, the need for decision support systems (DSS) increases. The applicable uses of a successful system can assist in the sustainability of resources, as well as the efficiency and management of the agri-environment industry. Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances presents the development of DSS for managing agricultural and environmental systems, focusing on the exposition of innovative methodologies, from web-mobile systems to artificial intelligence and knowledge-based DSS, as well as their applications in every aspect from harvest planning to international food production and land management. This book provides an in depth look into the growing importance of DSS in agriculture.

Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development

Author : Gregory E. Kersten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781475782653
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Book Synopsis Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development by : Gregory E. Kersten

Download or read book Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development written by Gregory E. Kersten and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Sustainable Development Planning

Author : M.A. Quaddus
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857932160
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Sustainable Development Planning by : M.A. Quaddus

Download or read book Handbook of Sustainable Development Planning written by M.A. Quaddus and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaim for the first edition: ŠThe book Handbook of Sustainable Development Planning is perfect for readers in different professions who deal with planning and development management. It contains interesting theoretical considerations, provoke

Down to Earth

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309084784
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Down to Earth by : National Research Council

Download or read book Down to Earth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-11-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a political foundation and action items to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable development. The international community marked the tenth anniversary of this conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. Down to Earth, a component of the U.S. State Department's "Geographic Information for Sustainable Development" project for the World Summit, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa with examples drawn from case-study regions where the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have broad experience. Although African countries are the geographic focus of the study, the report has broader applicability. Down to Earth summarizes the importance and applicability of geographic data for sustainable development and draws on experiences in African countries to examine how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers as they work towards sustainable development. The committee emphasizes the potential of new technologies, such as satellite remote-sensing systems and geographic information systems, that have revolutionized data collection and analysis over the last decade.

Sustainability Assessment

Author : Alan James Bond
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415598486
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainability Assessment by : Alan James Bond

Download or read book Sustainability Assessment written by Alan James Bond and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.

Agricultural Water Management

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309179254
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Agricultural Water Management by : National Research Council

Download or read book Agricultural Water Management written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains a collection of papers from a workshopâ€"Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making for Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources for Agricultural Production, held in Tunisia. Participants, including scientists, decision makers, representatives of non-profit organizations, and a farmer, came from the United States and several countries in North Africa and the Middle East. The papers examined constraints to agricultural production as it relates to water scarcity; focusing on 1) the state of the science regarding water management for agricultural purposes in the Middle East and North Africa 2) how science can be applied to better manage existing water supplies to optimize the domestic production of food and fiber. The cross-cutting themes of the workshop were the elements or principles of science-based decision making, the role of the scientific community in ensuring that science is an integral part of the decision making process, and ways to improve communications between scientists and decision makers.

Environmental Decision Support Systems

Author : Giorgio Guariso
Publisher : Ellis Horwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Environmental Decision Support Systems by : Giorgio Guariso

Download or read book Environmental Decision Support Systems written by Giorgio Guariso and published by Ellis Horwood. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management

Author : R. Janssen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401128073
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management by : R. Janssen

Download or read book Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management written by R. Janssen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiple criteria decision making is a major and rapidly growing field of research. Methods resulting from this field of research are used in this book to develop a Multiobjective Decision Support Systems (MODSS) for environmental management. The primary focus of the book is therefore on the issues and practicalities that arise when these methods are applied to support decisions on environmental problems. Most methods included in this book are derived from the literature on multicriteria decision making, decision anlysis and operations research. Concepts developed in management science are used to describe environmental decision processes and to define the functions of decision support. The author's work on MODSS has resulted in the development of a decision support package, called DEFINITE (DEcisions on a FINITE set of alternatives). A demonstration version of this programme is included with the book. This Demo Disk can be run on a MS-DOS compatible personal computer (version 2.0 or higher) having a 3,5 inch, 720 Kb disk drive and 640 Kb available RAM.

Waste Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799812111
Total Pages : 1680 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Book Synopsis Waste Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by : Management Association, Information Resources

Download or read book Waste Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 1680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s population continues to grow and economic conditions continue to improve, more solid and liquid waste is being generated by society. Improper disposal methods can not only lead to harmful environmental impacts but can also negatively affect human health. To prevent further harm to the world’s ecosystems, there is a dire need for sustainable waste management practices that will safeguard the environment for future generations. Waste Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines the management of different types of wastes and provides relevant theoretical frameworks about new waste management technologies for the control of air, water, and soil pollution. Highlighting a range of topics such as contaminant removal, landfill treatment, and recycling, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for environmental engineers, waste authorities, solid waste management companies, landfill operators, legislators, environmentalists, policymakers, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students.

Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Computing

Author : Muhammet Deveci
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0443235988
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Computing written by Muhammet Deveci and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Computing investigates recent technological advances in decision support systems models designed to solve real world applications. The book provides a broad overview of digital technology transformation as applied to the circular economy which is seeking to drive improvements in scientific research, communication, logistics, automation, production, and the improved sustainability of these processes and products. The book explores applications of decision support for sustainable development across supply chain management, business intelligence, agriculture, aviation, communications, and finance. Provides a broad overview of emerging trends and technologies in decision support systems applications Investigates recent trends and core concepts in digital technology transformation as applied to the circular economy and sustainable development Analyzes the application of decision support systems models across a range of case studies and processes which rely on multi-criteria decision-making and have been designed specifically to improve overall sustainability

Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Policy Decision Support

Author : R. B. Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981167731X
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Policy Decision Support by : R. B. Singh

Download or read book Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Policy Decision Support written by R. B. Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-24 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of data to understand complex and interwoven processes of sustainable development has been a great challenge for researchers, planners, and decision makers. Remote sensing and GIS-based policy decision support systems not only help them to solve spatially related environmental and socio-economic issues; they also provide a powerful tool for integrating spatial and non-spatial datasets with analytical and spatial models and knowledge domains. Recent advances in the modern spatial tools of remote sensing and GIS combined with advanced computation techniques have enhanced the efficiency and capabilities of policy development. This book expands the scientific knowledge base in various physical and socio-economic issues among scholars, planners, and decision makers for policy development and research regarding sustainable development. It also demonstrates the importance of modern spatial decision support tools of remote sensing and GIS to better understand sustainable development processes and policy development. Furthermore, the book discusses case studies providing new insights as to how remote sensing and GIS-based decision support systems contribute to understanding physical and socio-economic processes and developing pragmatic policy for sustainable development. This book covers land surface temperature, hydrological processes, terrain mapping, flood and landslide hazards, land use and land cover dynamics, crime hotspots, urban health issues, tourism, agriculture, forest management, flood mitigation, urban sprawl, and village information systems, among others. Readers will find this book to be an invaluable resource for understanding and solving diverse physical and human issues for policy development related to sustainable planning and management.

The Development of an Integrated Planning and Decision Support System (IPDSS) for Land Consolidation

Author : Demetris Demetriou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319023470
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Development of an Integrated Planning and Decision Support System (IPDSS) for Land Consolidation written by Demetris Demetriou and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an extensive review of three interrelated issues: land fragmentation, land consolidation, and land reallocation, and it presents in detail the theoretical background, design, development and application of a prototype integrated planning and decision support system for land consolidation. The system integrates geographic information systems (GIS) and artificial intelligence techniques including expert systems (ES) and genetic algorithms (GAs) with multi-criteria decision methods (MCDM), both multi-attribute (MADM) and multi-objective (MODM). The system is based on four modules for measuring land fragmentation; automatically generating alternative land redistribution plans; evaluating those plans; and automatically designing the land partitioning plan. The presented research provides a new scientific framework for land-consolidation planning both in terms of theory and practice, by presenting new findings and by developing better tools and methods embedded in an integrated GIS environment. It also makes a valuable contribution to the fields of GIS and spatial planning, as it provides new methods and ideas that could be applied to improve the former for the benefit of the latter in the context of planning support systems. “From the 1960s, ambitious research activities set out to observe regarding IT-support of the complex and time consuming redistribution processes within land consolidation – without any practically relevant results, until now. This scientific work is likely to close that gap. This distinguished publication is highly recommended to land consolidation planning experts, researchers and academics alike.” – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Thomas, Münster/ Germany "Planning support systems take new scientific tools based on GIS, optimisation and simulation and use these to inform the process of plan-making and policy. This book is one of the first to show how this can be consistently done and it is a triumph of demonstrating how such systems can be made operational. Essential reading for planners, analysts and GI scientists." – Prof. Michael Batty, University College London

Integrated Groundwater Management

Author : Anthony J Jakeman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319235761
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Integrated Groundwater Management by : Anthony J Jakeman

Download or read book Integrated Groundwater Management written by Anthony J Jakeman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to simply obtain the water we need to how we manage it sustainably for future generations, future economies, and future ecosystems. The focus then becomes one of understanding the drivers and current state of the groundwater resource, and restoring equilibrium to at-risk aquifers. Many interrelated dimensions, however, come to bear when trying to manage groundwater effectively. An integrated approach to groundwater necessarily involves many factors beyond the aquifer itself, such as surface water, water use, water quality, and ecohydrology. Moreover, the science by itself can only define the fundamental bounds of what is possible; effective IGM must also engage the wider community of stakeholders to develop and support policy and other socioeconomic tools needed to realize effective IGM. In order to demonstrate IGM, this book covers theory and principles, embracing: 1) an overview of the dimensions and requirements of groundwater management from an international perspective; 2) the scale of groundwater issues internationally and its links with other sectors, principally energy and climate change; 3) groundwater governance with regard to principles, instruments and institutions available for IGM; 4) biophysical constraints and the capacity and role of hydroecological and hydrogeological science including water quality concerns; and 5) necessary tools including models, data infrastructures, decision support systems and the management of uncertainty. Examples of effective, and failed, IGM are given. Throughout, the importance of the socioeconomic context that connects all effective IGM is emphasized. Taken as a whole, this work relates the many facets of effective IGM, from the catchment to global perspective.

Information Systems for Sustainable Development

Author : Lorenz M. Hilty
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1591403448
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Information Systems for Sustainable Development written by Lorenz M. Hilty and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information Systems for Sustainable Development provides a survey on approaches to information systems supporting sustainable development in the private or public sector. It also documents and encourages the first steps of environmental information processing towards this more comprehensive goal.

Sustainable Wellbeing Futures

Author : Robert Costanza
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789900956
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainable Wellbeing Futures by : Robert Costanza

Download or read book Sustainable Wellbeing Futures written by Robert Costanza and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological economics can help create the future that most people want – a future that is prosperous, just, equitable and sustainable. This forward-thinking book lays out an alternative approach that places the sustainable wellbeing of humans and the rest of nature as the overarching goal. Each of the book’s chapters, written by a diverse collection of scholars and practitioners, outlines a research and action agenda for how this future can look and possible actions for its realisation.

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology – ICDSST 2019 & EURO Mini Conference 2019

Author : Paulo Sérgio Abreu Freitas
Publisher : EWG-DSS
ISBN 13 : 9898805447
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology – ICDSST 2019 & EURO Mini Conference 2019 written by Paulo Sérgio Abreu Freitas and published by EWG-DSS. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: