Decision-Support Tools Used in the Baltic Sea Area: Performance and End-User Preferences.

ABSTRACT: Decision-support tools (DSTs) synthesize complex information to assist environmental managers in the decision-making process. Here, we review DSTs applied in the Baltic Sea area, to investigate how well the ecosystem approach is reflected in them, how different environmental problems are covered, and how well the tools meet the needs of the end users. The DSTs were evaluated based on (i) a set of performance criteria, (ii) information on end user preferences, (iii) how end users had been involved in tool development, and (iv) what experiences developers/hosts had on the use of the tools. We found that DSTs frequently addressed management needs related to eutrophication, biodiversity loss, or contaminant pollution. The majority of the DSTs addressed human activities, their pressures, or env

SUBMITTER: Nygard H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686007 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature