Case Lessons by DSS development stage

Has DSS development stage	Lesson	Has related case
Specification	Afforestion and deforestation options should be included in the management options	Belgium-Participative modelling of long-term wood production in the forest complex ‘Bosland’
Design Development	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
Use	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
Design	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
Use	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
Use	Enlarged decision space	Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners
Use	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
Update	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
Specification	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
Use	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
Specification Use	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
Use	Pareto Frontier Techniques are useful for multi-criteria forest management planning	Portugal-Supporting a multi stakeholders decision process in a Portuguese National Forest
Specification	Providing procedures and structure for data flow from selection of field sample, performing field	Sweden-The history of a successfull forest DSS in Sweden
Specification Use	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
Specification Design Development Testing	The ProgettoBosco working methodology, based on cooperation, successive approximations and	Italy-ProgettoBosco a data-driven DSS for forest planning: an application in Abruzzo Region
Specification Design Development Update	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
Update	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
Design Update	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
Specification	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
Update	The development of large and enduring systems requires a long term approach	New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
Specification	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
Use	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
Update	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
Update	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
Use	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
Specification Design Development	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
Specification Design Development	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
Specification Use	Users preferred enhanced functionality rather than useability	New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
Specification	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
Update	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
Use	An iterative process of presenting results to subject matter experts enabled them to better	United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
Use	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
Use	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
Use	DSS helped document and apply decision criteria consistently, and therefore produced a more	United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
Use	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
Adoption Use	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
Use	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
Use	Need of a moderator function	Germany-Using GISCAME to test alternative land-use scenarios under climate change in the Upper Elbe Valley
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	The scope of the modeling project can change significantly during the project	United States-Boise-Payette-Sawtooth National Forest Plan
Use	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
Use	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
Use	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
Use	Projection of stand development increases knowledge base	Austria-Improving forestry extension services for small-scale private landowners
Use	Regular ongoing engagement helped maintain interest of users	New Zealand-Modular Forest Management DSS in NZ
Use Testing	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
Use Testing	The analysis team used internal prototyping, which helped train the staff and identify possible	United States-Watershed Condition Assessment for the Northwest Forest Plan
Use	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
Use	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

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