title: Model sustainability in DSS design and scenario formulation: what are the right scenarios?
abstract: A concept of the integrated approach in designing multidisciplinary decision support systems (DSS) based on agricultural scenarios for sustainable catchment management is discussed. A principle of holism underlying the integrated approach to DSS design is formulated. For a model to be viable and sustainable, it should be based on scenarios that are plausible and highly typical from the point of view of those 'doing' agriculture. Problems concerning principles of scenario formulation within the integrated approach are considered. A notion of 'prototype' scenarios based on 'joint venture' of modellers and stakeholders is proposed.
authors.affiliation: CRC for Catchment Hydrology, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. sergei.schreider@eng.monash.edu.au
authors.lastname: Schreider SYu
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mostovaia
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004777:Environment; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009626:Terminology as Topic