Case Lessons by actor

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

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