Research Catalog

Title

Decision support systems for the management of grazing lands : emerging issues / edited by J.W. Stuth and B.G. Lyons.

Publication

Paris : Unesco ; Pearl River, N.Y., USA : Parthenon Pub. Group, 1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stuth, Jerry W.
• Lyons, B. G. (Bonnie G.)

Description

xvii, 301 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

This book focusses on real case studies and experiences to demonstrate how Decision Support Systems can help in the management of complex environments to solve resource problems

Series Statement

Man and biosphere series ; v. 11

Uniform Title

Man and biosphere series ; v. 11.

Subject

• Range management > Decision making > Data processing > Congresses
• Decision support systems > Congresses
• Decision support systems
• Entscheidungsunterstützungssystem
• Ressourcenmanagement
• Weide Landwirtschaft
• Weiden (veeteelt)
• Grondbeheer
• Decision support systems
• Gestion des pâturages > Congrès
• Systèmes d'aide à la décision > Congrès
• pâturage > système informatique d'aide à la décision > congrès

Genre/Form

• proceedings (reports)
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Actes de congrès.
• Aufsatzsammlung.

Note

• Papers from the International Conference on Decision Support Systems for Resource Management, held Apr. 15-18, 1991, College Station, Tex.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Decision support for grazing lands: an overview / Jerry W. Stuth and Mark Stafford Smith -- Biophysical simulation models as a foundation of decision support systems / D.H. Carlson, T.L. THurow and C.A. Jones -- Decision support systems and expert systems for range science / A. Dale Whittaker -- Soft system: a non-compputer view of decision support / R.L. Ison -- Integrating economics into decision support systems for managing grazing land ecosystems / J. Richard Conner -- Considerations for integrating spatial information in decision support systems / Douglas K. Loh and J. Michael Power -- Technical considerations in developing a decision support system / P.R. Schlieker and B.G. Lyons -- The role of information and information networks in decision support: the Australian experience / D.H. White and E. P. Shelley -- Training decision makers to utilize information technologies effectively / James M. McGrann -- Meeting the needs of decision support system users / J.A. Ludwig, J.F> Clewett and B.D. Foran -- Introducing a decision support system to agriculturally developing countries: an example fron north China / W.T. Hamilton and D.P. Sheehy.

ISBN

• 1850703825
• 9781850703822
• 9231028359
• 9789231028359

LCCN

92036196

OCLC

• ocm27034242
• 27034242
• SCSB-2000416

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library