FORFUN

Has description	FORFUN (FORest FUNctions) is a computerized tool designed to assign a score to the functions of the forest in a given forest compartment, ranking them in order of importance. To this end a multicriteria algorithm is employed using two criteria: site suitability and stand aptitude for the given functions. For each criterion and for each function a group of indicators represented as GIS layers was chosen. The two criteria can be attributed roughly the same weight as assessed by the planner. The result can be corrected with a coefficient expressing the relative importance assigned to each function by the stakeholders through questionnaires whose outcome are processed by a Saaty matrix.
Has modelling scope	user defined
Has temporal scale	Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context	Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale	Stand level
Has objectives dimension	Multiple objectives
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension	Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension	More than one decision maker/stakeholder
Has forest management goal	multi-functional
Supports tree species
Supports silvicultural regime	user defined

Has typical use case	Up to hundreds of forest compartements of a single management or landscape scale forest plan
Has user profile	public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests)
Has country	Italy
Has references about examples of application	L. Portoghesi, A. Alivernini, Cimini D.,R. Bertani, M. Marchetti, P. Corona - FORFUN: a computerized tool to create a ranking of relative importance for forest functions at stand scale. (in press)
Has number of users	<=3
Has number of real-life applications	<=3
Has utilisation in education	presentation/demo
Has research project reference
Has tool dissemination

Has decision support techniques	FORFUN.Decision support techniques

Has knowledge management processes	FORFUN.Knowledge management process

Has support for social participation	FORFUN.Support of social participation

Has DSS development	FORFUN.Description of DSS development

Has website
Has online demo
Has manual	No
Has technical documentation	No
Has reference

Has full name	Computerized tool for ranking forest functions at stand scale
Has acronym	FORFUN
Has wiki contact person	Antonio Floris
Has wiki contact e-mail	antonio.floris@entecra.it

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