International Conference on Energy & Environment · 2007 · 14 citations · 8 references
PlanningLand-use PlanningWater Resources ManagementGroundwater ManagementLand Use PlanningSpatial Decision Support SystemsLand UseLand Use Decision SupportLand-use Planning For Risk ReductionSpatial Decision SupportWater Resource Management DecisionsWater Resources Impact AssessmentAgricultural Land Use ImpactsAgricultural Production ModelingGeographic Information System-based Vulnerability MappingGeospatial Decision Support SystemsGroundwater Resource MappingLand Use ModelingRegional Water AuthoritiesSustainable Development In Planning
A Decision Support System (DSS) to support sustainable development planning processes in the agricultural sector has been developed in the context of the research project entitled WATER MAP (Development and utilization of vulnerability maps for the monitoring and management of groundwater resources in the Archimed area), which is an Interreg Archimed project. The model is based on vulnerability maps and facilitates and optimizes the decision-making process relating to the problems of land use, water management and environmental protection. The spatial integration of the vulnerability maps in the DSS enables regional authorities to design optimal spatial development policies. The DSS is based on a Multicriteria Mathematical Programming model and can achieve the optimum agricultural production plan in the area combining different criteria to a utility function under a set of constraints concerning different categories of land, labour, available capital, etc. The model is further used to simulate different scenarios and policies due to changes on different social, economic and environmental parameters. In this way we get alternative production plans and agricultural land uses as well as the economic, social and environmental impact of different policies. Key-Words: DSS, Sustainable development, Land use, Environmental protection
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