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The LUCID Model and Its Role in Supporting Land Use Planning Processes in Southern Ethiopia

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Title The LUCID Model and Its Role in Supporting Land Use Planning Processes in Southern Ethiopia
 
Creator Dressler, Gunnar
 
Contributor Robinson, Lance W.
 
Subject tool
 
Description Decision support systems (DSS) are interactive, computer-based tools that are used in a variety of disciplines. They are intended to enable decision-makers to better use information and improve both the process of decision-making as well as the effectiveness of their decisions (Forney et al. 2013). A key aspect of a DSS is that it allows a user to manipulate model parameters and examine their impact on the outcomes of the model in the form of a “what if?” analyses (Power 2005). However, besides using models in decision support as a quantitative prediction tool, such models can aid the understanding of
complex situations where the outcome of certain decisions or management strategies is largely unknown. Particularly when we want to target groups that are not familiar with computer modelling, the use of simple, stylized models provides an adequate tool to increase the understanding of complex questions. Such models can effectively raise the awareness for certain outcomes of decisions that might be unexpected or that have not been considered so far.
 
Date 2016-12-31
2017-01-22T06:23:53Z
2017-01-22T06:23:53Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=42265
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/qFJirXku
Gunnar Dressler, Lance W. Robinson. (31/12/2016). The LUCID Model and Its Role in Supporting Land Use Planning Processes in Southern Ethiopia. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5535
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)