Decision Support Systems for Integrated Coastal Zone Management

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Decision Support Systems for Integrated Coastal
Zone Management

• Frank van Kouwen, Carel Dieperink, Martin Wassen,
  Paul Schot, Jeroen van der Sluijs
• Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University
• F.vanKouwen_at_geog.uu.nl

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Contents

• Research project
• Integrated coastal zone management
• Decision Support Systems (DSSs)
• Article
• Cooperation input from diverse groups within
  Copernicus

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Introduction

• Interdisciplinary project The sustainability
  challenge an analysis of prerequisites for an
  Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the
  Netherlands
• Decision Support Systems (DSSs)
• Assessment criteria for DSSs
• Conclusions are preliminary

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Central research question

• How appropriate are existing DSSs for supporting
  the ICZM management process in a participatory
  manner?.
• Framework

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ICZM decision-makers
Existing DSSs
Needs with respect to knowledge management
Desired functionalities of DSSs
Characteristics and functionalities of the tools
Assessment criteria for DSSs
Evaluation and characterisation of existing tools
Recommendations for future developments of the
tools
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Assessment criteria for DSSs

• Schematic view of assessment criteria

Management process
Knowledge
Functionality
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Preliminary conclusions

• So far, not all tools have been investigated yet
• It showed that the tools are either aimed at
• Problem structuring and/or knowledge acquisition
  OR
• Generating/choosing strategies
• Not any tool supports multiple users. No gaming.
• None of the tools address knowledge gaps
  explicitly
• Only policy-evaluation tools

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Cooperation ESP

• Sara Steyn
• Inventory of conflicts in Dutch coastal zone
• Case-studies
• See taxonomy on next page
• Carel Dieperink
• Project leader
• Co-promotor
• Daily supervisor (with Paul)
• Pieter Glasbergen
• Second promotor

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Cooperation ES

• Martin Wassen
• Promotor
• Paul Schot
• Co-promotor
• Daily supervisor (with Carel)

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Cooperation STS

• Jeroen van der Sluijs
• Co-author article
• Expertise on IA and IAMs
• Expertise on uncertainty