An enterprise architecture approach to forest management support systems design: an application to pulpwood supply management in Portugal

Marques, Alexandra; Borges, José G.; Sousa, Pedro; Pinho, A. M.

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“…The proposed approach is an extension of the Enterprise Architecture methodology firstly presented by Spewak and Hill (1992) and applied in forestry contexts by Ribeiro et al (2005) and Marques et al (2010a). Specifically, the approach relies on modeling information, forest decision processes and interactions networks in the framework of Process Architecture workshops with the stakeholders.…”

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“…within an Enterprise Architecture approach. Ribeiro et al, (2005) and Marques et al (2010a) applied such techniques with the technical profiles of Portuguese pulp and paper companies during the workshops for designing corporative forest management decision support systems. Marques et al (2010b) and Marques et al (2012) also used participatory planning processes to design an interoperability platform between the multiple information systems that are used by those involved in the wood supply chains.…”

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A participatory approach to design a toolbox to support forest management planning at regional level

Marques

Borges²,

García-Gonzalo³

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Aim of the study: Forest management planning in a region typically involves multiple stakeholders. Decisions processes are idiosyncratic, driven by individual goals and supported by segmented forest-based information. Nevertheless, stakeholders’ decisions do impact one another leading to complex interaction networks where communication, cooperation and negotiation play a key role. This research addresses the need to develop decision tools to support these roles. Emphasis is on the integration of participatory planning tools and techniques in the architecture of a regional decision support toolbox.Area of the study: The proposed approach was applied in the Chamusca County in Central Portugal although it is easily extended to other regions.Material and methods: This research proposes an Enterprise Architecture methodological approach to design a toolbox that may address distinct stakeholders’ interests and decision processes, while enabling communication, cooperation, negotiation and information sharing among all those involved in the regional interactions network.Main results: the proposed approach was tested in a regional network involving decision processes and information shared by 22 entities clustered into 13 stakeholders groups, including industrial owners, and non-industrial private forestland owners (NIPF) - acting individually or grouped into associations and federations -, national and regional offices of the forest authority, forest services providers, non-governmental organizations and research centers. Results suggest that the proposed approach may provide a toolbox that may effectively address stakeholders’ decision processes and goals and support the regional interaction network.Key-words: forest management; multiple stakeholders; decision support systems; enterprise architecture; participatory process.

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A participatory approach to design a toolbox to support forest management planning at regional level

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et al. 2013

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“…The social dimension of forestry has become more prominent, representing a key element of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). The importance of involving stakeholders in the decision-making process -in particu- Pastorella lar in the definition of forest management strategies -has been underlined by several authors (Hickey 2004, Sheppard & Meitner 2005, Martins & Borges 2007, De Meo et al 2011, Marques et al 2011, Cantiani 2012, Bruña-García & Marey-Pérez 2014. As a consequence, participatory approaches to improve the planning processes using the views and experiences of stakeholders and experiential knowledge are often a highly valued component of forestry DSSs (Marques et al 2013).…”

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Usefulness and perceived usefulness of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) in participatory forest planning: the final users’ point of view

Pastorella¹,

Borges²,

Meo³

2016

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, Isabella De Meo (3)In recent decades, the focus of forestry Decision Support Systems (DSSs) has expanded to consider the social dimension of forestry and to support participatory decision-making. A large number of models and tools have become available to solve forest management planning problems. The Usefulness of a DSS depends on the range of tools that it incorporates, and many researches have been developed to evaluate DSSs using Usefulness as parameter. The assessment of Usefulness concerns the effectiveness of a DSS. Furthermore, most assessments take into account the degree of Perceived Usefulness, which is considered an indicator of the impact a system has on job performance. The present study focuses on the analysis of final users' point of view on the Usefulness and Perceived Usefulness of DSSs in participatory forest planning. The research investigates how forest users' characteristics and context influence their views on the potentialities of DSSs to enhance both the various phases of the participatory planning process (Usefulness) and job performance (Perceived Usefulness). The study is based on quantitative data collected through two questionnaires e-mailed to a sample of 150 DSSs end users. The questionnaires focused on Usefulness and on Perceived Usefulness topics, respectively. Results indicate that special attention must be given to motivating respondents with a clear explanation of the survey objectives when e-mailing questionnaires. Moreover, results show that, in general, respondents consider DSSs useful at each step of the participatory process, despite differences emerge among steps. The research also shows that respondents' Perceived Usefulness of DSSs was higher before actually engaging with DSSs. Furthermore, the results highlight differences in Perceived Usefulness to improve job performance, suggesting that the use of DSSs may actually improve job performance more than expected. Specifically, results indicate that improving the technical descriptions of methodologies incorporated in a DSS may contribute to increasing the Perceived Usefulness. The information provided within this research contributes to the advancement of knowledge regarding the Usefulness of DSSs as perceived by forest stakeholders, which in turn supports the improvement of DSS architectures and the development of participatory processes in forest management planning.

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“…Decision support systems (DSS) originated as important tools to aid decision-makers in business administration and industrial management in the 1960s [1]. DSS technologies were subsequently widely adopted in many other disciplinary areas, including natural resource management, in which DSS had become widespread by the mid-1980s [2].…”

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Combining Decision Support Approaches for Optimizing the Selection of Bundles of Ecosystem Services

Marto

Reynolds

Borges

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Forests

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This study examines the potential of combining decision support approaches to identify optimal bundles of ecosystem services in a framework characterized by multiple decision-makers. A forested landscape, Zona de Intervenção Florestal of Paiva and Entre-Douro and Sousa (ZIF_VS) in Portugal, is used to test and demonstrate this potential. The landscape extends over 14,388 ha, representing 1976 stands. The property is fragmented into 376 holdings. The overall analysis was performed in three steps. First, we selected six alternative solutions (A to F) in a Pareto frontier generated by a multiple-criteria method within a web-based decision support system (SADfLOR) for subsequent analysis. Next, an aspatial strategic multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) was performed with the Criterium DecisionPlus (CDP) component of the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system to assess the aggregate performance of solutions A to F for the entire forested landscape with respect to their utility for delivery of ecosystem services. For the CDP analysis, SADfLOR data inputs were grouped into two sets of primary criteria: Wood Harvested and Other Ecosystem Services. Finally, a spatial logic-based assessment of solutions A to F for individual stands of the study area was performed with the NetWeaver component of EMDS. The NetWeaver model was structurally and computationally equivalent to the CDP model, but the key NetWeaver metric is a measure of the strength of evidence that solutions for specific stands were optimal for the unit. We conclude with a discussion of how the combination of decision support approaches encapsulated in the two systems could be further automated in order to rank several efficient solutions in a Pareto frontier and generate a consensual solution.

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An enterprise architecture approach to forest management support systems design: an application to pulpwood supply management in Portugal

Cited by 33 publications

References 19 publications

A participatory approach to design a toolbox to support forest management planning at regional level

A participatory approach to design a toolbox to support forest management planning at regional level

Usefulness and perceived usefulness of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) in participatory forest planning: the final users’ point of view

Combining Decision Support Approaches for Optimizing the Selection of Bundles of Ecosystem Services

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