Country
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Case
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Related Lesson
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WG themes
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Belgium
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
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A financial analysis is an important component in the discussion about the preferences of different
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Belgium
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
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A more informative output should be generated with clear graphs and maps indicating long-term
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Dss development process, Participation
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Germany
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Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice
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Actor Network Theory provides a suitable lens for exploring both technical and human aspects of DSS institutionalization in the forestry domain
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex Bosland
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Adapting the software to make it possible to easily include also the output of other mechanistic
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Belgium
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
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Afforestion and deforestation options should be included in the management options
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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United States
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United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
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An iterative process of presenting results to subject matter experts enabled them to better
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Participation, Knowledge management
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Belgium
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
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An optimisation module comparing alternative scenarios based on multi-criteria analysis should be
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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United States
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United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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Analysis at the landscape level allowed the integration of concerns about multiple resources as well
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Models & techniques, Knowledge management
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Sweden
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Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden
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As the core of forest DSS are models describing the development of trees and stands (growth and
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Models & techniques
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Italy
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Italy-Assessing forest functions at stand scale in a sub-regional forest plan in the Dolomites
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DSS allowed to explain better some technical concepts to non-professional stakeholders
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Participation, Knowledge management
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Italy
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Italy-Assessing forest functions at stand scale in a sub-regional forest plan in the Dolomites
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DSS can help in varying the treatment according to more than one forest function
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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United States
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United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
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DSS helped document and apply decision criteria consistently, and therefore produced a more
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Participation, Knowledge management
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United States
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United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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Decision criteria beyond the state of the ecosystem (for example, social values fire risk, economic
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United States
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United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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Despite the widely use and acceptance of the DSS there was still a lack of expertise to
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Models & techniques, Knowledge management
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Italy
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Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non
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Embedding a DSS in a GIS software allows obtaining information at different spatial scales using the
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Sweden
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Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden
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Enabling the analyses of several ecosystem services (timber and non-timber resources) in one and the
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Models & techniques
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New Zealand
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New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
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End user engagement throughout the development and deployment cycle is very important
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Participation, Knowledge management
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Portugal
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Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest
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Enlarge the decision space by generating a large set of potential management alternatives
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Dss development process
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Austria
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Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners
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Enlarged decision space
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Dss development process, Knowledge management
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United States
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United States-The restoration strategy of the dry and mesic landscape in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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Forest managers have to analyze how their forest management interventions effect the landscape
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Models & techniques, Knowledge management
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United States
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United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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From a management perspective, to avoid the complication of testing something new, the models used
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Models & techniques
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Sweden
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Sweden-The development and introduction of versatile DSS in Sweden
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Getting joint funding from both the forest and environmental sectors can be a successfull for
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Dss development process, Participation
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Spain
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Spain-Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Forest: Valencian Community Case
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Group participation with knowledgeable people is a good way to ensure that the decision hierarchy is
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Participation
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Germany
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Germany-Actor Network Theory to Understand Collaborative Decision Support Systems Development in Forest Management Practice
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Interpretative case studies can help reduce the gap between research and practice
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Knowledge management, Participation
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United States
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United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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It is necessary to know which data will be use as variables in the models before designing the DSS
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Dss development process, Knowledge management
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Belgium
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
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It should be possible to specify the rotation time of a species not only by age but also by target
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Italy
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Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province
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It would have been better to involve some end users at earlier stages of the system development
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Dss development process, Participation
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Italy
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Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non
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Lack of proper documentation and support services (manual, website, etc) can severely limit the
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Dss development process
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United States
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United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
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Model building was rapid, it was assembling the data that took by far the most time
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Knowledge management
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New Zealand
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New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
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Modular approach helpful in assisting industry uptake
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Dss development process
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United States
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United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan
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Multiple DSS are often needed to meet complex needs
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Models & techniques
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Germany
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Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley
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Need for new models for the later use of a tool
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Germany
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Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley
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Need of a moderator function
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Participation
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Germany
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Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley
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Need of flexibilization of analytical tools - no overdesigned tool that provides too much features for the use
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Belgium
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Belgium-BoLa a specific sDSS to support land use planning in Flanders
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Neighbourhood interrelations should be included in the generator
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex Bosland
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Operational aspects of the system should be enhanced
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Dss development process
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Portugal
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Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest
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Pareto Frontier Techniques are useful for multi-criteria forest management planning
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Ireland
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Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners
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Plan the system architecture based on a broad view of future possibilities
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Dss development process
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Austria
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Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners
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Projection of stand development increases knowledge base
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Models & techniques, Knowledge management
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Ireland
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Ireland-PractiSFM multi-resource inventory and decision support for private forest owners
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Provide a simple version of the DSS, which new users can try out and learn quickly
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Dss development process, Models & techniques
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Austria
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Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners
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Provide missing help-documentation service
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Dss development process, Knowledge management
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Sweden
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Sweden-The history of a successfull forest DSS in Sweden
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Providing procedures and structure for data flow from selection of field sample, performing field
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Models & techniques
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New Zealand
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New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
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Regular ongoing engagement helped maintain interest of users
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Knowledge management
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Italy
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Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non
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Requirement of specialized skills can discourage some potential users
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Knowledge management
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Belgium
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Belgium-BoLa a specific sDSS to support land use planning in Flanders
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Results are always strongly dependent on the quality of the underlying data
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Models & techniques, Knowledge management
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United States
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United States-The forest plan revision process in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
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Running the DSS required special skills, therefore the local planning team required considerable
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Participation, Knowledge management
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Italy
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Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province
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SIPAFIT can act sometimes as a referee to settle arguments among experts, users and stakeholders
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Dss development process, Participation, Knowledge management
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Italy
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Italy-A comprehensive system for forest management planning in Trentino Province
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SIPAFIT sub-systems have been useful in training activities, and can be very useful to explain and
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Participation, Knowledge management
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United States
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United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
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Spatial variation between regions led to the development of different regional models, which led to
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Participation, Knowledge management
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Portugal
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Portugal-Pulpwood Supply Chain Planning in a Portuguese integrated Pulp and Paper Company
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Stakeholder involvement
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