| Has actor perspective | Has researcher role | Has developer role | Has user role | Lesson | Has related case | Developer/Architect
User | | | | A more informative output should be generated with clear graphs and maps indicating long-term | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’ |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Actor Network Theory provides a suitable lens for exploring both technical and human aspects of DSS institutionalization in the forestry domain | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Adapting the software to make it possible to easily include also the output of other mechanistic | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex Bosland |
| Developer/Architect | | | | Afforestion and deforestation options should be included in the management options | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’ |
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Researcher | | | | An optimisation module comparing alternative scenarios based on multi-criteria analysis should be | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’ |
| Developer/Architect | | | | As the core of forest DSS are models describing the development of trees and stands (growth and | Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden |
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Researcher
User | | | | DSS can help in varying the treatment according to more than one forest function | Italy-Assessing forest functions at stand scale in a sub-regional forest plan in the Dolomites |
Developer/Architect
User | | | | Embedding a DSS in a GIS software allows obtaining information at different spatial scales using the | Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non |
| Developer/Architect | | | | Enabling the analyses of several ecosystem services (timber and non-timber resources) in one and the | Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden |
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Researcher
User | | Architect
Programmer
Project manager | Decision maker
Forest manager
Stakeholders | Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives | Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest |
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Researcher
User | Decision analyst
Modeler | Architect | Forest manager
Decision maker | Enlarged decision space | Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners |
| Developer/Architect | | Architect | | Forest managers have to analyze how their forest management interventions effect the landscape | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | Project manager | | Getting joint funding from both the forest and environmental sectors can be a successfull for | Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Interpretative case studies can help reduce the gap between research and practice | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
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User | | | | It should be possible to specify the rotation time of a species not only by age but also by target | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’ |
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Facilitator
User | | | | It would have been better to involve some end users at earlier stages of the system development | Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province |
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Facilitator
User | | | | Lack of proper documentation and support services (manual, website, etc) can severely limit the | Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Modular approach helpful in assisting industry uptake | New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ |
| Developer/Architect | | | | Need of flexibilization of analytical tools - no overdesigned tool that provides too much features for the use | Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Neighbourhood interrelations should be included in the generator | Belgium-BoLa a specific sDSS to support land use planning in Flanders |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Operational aspects of the system should be enhanced | Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex Bosland |
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Researcher
User | Decision analyst | Architect
Project manager | Decision maker
Forest manager
Stakeholders | Pareto Frontier Techniques are useful for multi-criteria forest management planning | Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | Plan the system architecture based on a broad view of future possibilities | Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | Decision analyst
Modeler | Architect
Project manager | | Provide missing help-documentation service | Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners |
| Developer/Architect | | | | Providing procedures and structure for data flow from selection of field sample, performing field | Sweden-The history of a successfull forest DSS in Sweden |
Developer/Architect
User | | Architect | Forest manager
Stakeholders | The DSS models built must match the knowledge of the local forest managers, so the ability for local | United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
| Developer/Architect | | | | The ProgettoBosco working methodology, based on cooperation, successive approximations and | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
| Developer/Architect | | | | The adoption of the collaborative learning method made possible to gradually select the conceptual | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
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Researcher | | | | The analysis of the actor network interactions allowed to identify the criticalities to be solved in order to develop the collaborative process | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | The choice to develop the system in an Excel environment was based on the status of computer | Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | The definition of standardized and specific criteria for selecting and zoning forest compartment | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
| Developer/Architect | | | | The development of large and enduring systems requires a long term approach | New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | The fact that ProgettoBosco is conceived according to the criteria and indicators of sustainable | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
Developer/Architect
User | | | | The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model | United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | The tracing of the actor network supported the identification of the key actors influencing the collaborative DSS implementation and institutionalization | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | | | | The tracing of the current actor network interactions made the group realize that they need a different kind of stakeholders from what they previously thought | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
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User | | | | The use of structured output (maps, tables and charts) makes the methodology and the results more | Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non |
Developer/Architect
User | | | | The very easy user-friendly interface of the software and the clearness of method can be exploited | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
Developer/Architect
User | | | | To compare the current and the past quantitative-qualitative parameters of the forest, great effort | Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province |
Developer/Architect
Facilitator | | | | To meet the needs of customer - the Forest Service - and to obtain satisfying results the | Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province |
Developer/Architect
User | | | | Users preferred enhanced functionality rather than useability | New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | Decision analyst | | | Using Actor Network Theory in the design stage can help in understanding the dynamism of the network | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
Developer/Architect
Researcher | Decision analyst
Modeler | | | Visualization of the preliminary actor network made the people explicity include the DSS in a planning process | Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice |
Facilitator
Researcher | Modeler | | | An iterative process of presenting results to subject matter experts enabled them to better | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
| Facilitator | | | | Analysis at the landscape level allowed the integration of concerns about multiple resources as well | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Facilitator
User | | | | DSS allowed to explain better some technical concepts to non-professional stakeholders | Italy-Assessing forest functions at stand scale in a sub-regional forest plan in the Dolomites |
Facilitator
User | | | Stakeholders | DSS helped document and apply decision criteria consistently, and therefore produced a more | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
Facilitator
User | | | | Despite the widely use and acceptance of the DSS there was still a lack of expertise to | United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Facilitator
User | | | | From a management perspective, to avoid the complication of testing something new, the models used | United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Facilitator
Researcher | Decision analyst | | | Model building was rapid, it was assembling the data that took by far the most time | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
Facilitator
User | | | | Need of a moderator function | Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley |
Facilitator
User | | | | Requirement of specialized skills can discourage some potential users | Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non |
Facilitator
User | | | | Running the DSS required special skills, therefore the local planning team required considerable | United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Facilitator
User | | | | SIPAFIT can act sometimes as a referee to settle arguments among experts, users and stakeholders | Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province |
Facilitator
Researcher
User | | | | SIPAFIT sub-systems have been useful in training activities, and can be very useful to explain and | Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province |
Facilitator
Researcher | Decision analyst | | | Spatial variation between regions led to the development of different regional models, which led to | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
Facilitator
User | | | | Stakeholders contribution in ranking forest functions | Italy-Assessing forest functions at stand scale in a sub-regional forest plan in the Dolomites |
Facilitator
User | | | Forest manager
Stakeholders | The DSS usage enabled the planning team to measure the achievement of the restoration goals | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
Facilitator
User | | | Stakeholders | The activation of an iterative process through periodical meetings permitted to all the stakeholders | Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region |
Facilitator
User | | | | The scope of the modeling project can change significantly during the project | United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan |
Facilitator
Researcher | Decision analyst
Modeler | | Forest manager | The software did not provide much support for formatting of the outputs in a format that could be | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
| Facilitator | | | | The use of the DSS improved communication among the planning team by providing a framework of the | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
| Facilitator | | | | Use of the DSS has been considered successful by the participating organizations, even though it has | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
Researcher
User | Decision analyst
Modeler | | Forest manager | End user engagement throughout the development and deployment cycle is very important | New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ |
Researcher
User | Decision analyst
Modeler | | Forest manager
Decision maker | Projection of stand development increases knowledge base | Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners |
Researcher
User | | | | Regular ongoing engagement helped maintain interest of users | New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ |
| Researcher | | | | Students studying forest management planning procedures and processes were very useful product testers | Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners |
| Researcher | Decision analyst
Modeler | | | The analysis team used internal prototyping, which helped train the staff and identify possible | United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan |
| User | | | | Multiple DSS are often needed to meet complex needs | United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan |
| User | | | | Provide a simple version of the DSS, which new users can try out and learn quickly | Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners |
| User | | | Forest manager | The DSS gave the forest manager the opportunity to experiment how their emphasis towards certain | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
| User | | | Forest manager | The use of EMDS allowed the planning team to identify priority area for restoration treatments that | United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest |
| User | | | | The user has to be aware of the possibly large impact that the chosen land indicators and threshold | Belgium-BoLa a specific sDSS to support land use planning in Flanders |
