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

Pastorella, Fabio; Borges, José G.; Meo, I. De

doi:10.3832/ifor1356-008

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“…All the measurement items were adopted from previously literatures and modified slightly to match the current research context. The items used to measure attitude, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and usage intention were adopted from the works of Davis (1989), Schierz et al (2010), Toft et al (2014), Baptista and Oliveira (2015) and Pastorella et al (2016). The items used to measure social influence were collected from the works of Zhang et al (2013), Yang et al (2015), Akman and Mishra (2015) and Wu and Chen (2017).…”

Section: Data and Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the intention to use medical big data processing technique from the perspective of medical data analyst

Wang

Zhao

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply an extended technology acceptance model to examine the medical data analyst’s intention to use medical big data processing technique. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire survey method was used to collect data from 293 medical data analysts and analyzed with the assistance of structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that the perceived usefulness, social influence and attitude are important to the intention to use medical big data processing technique, and the direct effect of perceived usefulness on intention to use is greater than social influence and attitude. The perceived usefulness is influenced by perceived ease of use. Attitude is influenced by perceived usefulness, and attitude acts as a mediator between perceived usefulness and usage intention. Unexpectedly, attitude is not influenced by perceived ease of use and social influence. Originality/value This research examines the medical data analyst’s intention to use medical big data processing technique and provides several implications for using medical big data processing technique.

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Section: Data and Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the intention to use medical big data processing technique from the perspective of medical data analyst

Wang

Zhao

2017

IDD

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“…The prototype was developed from scratch using the results of studies on spatialdecision support, participatory forestry approaches, and web-mapping applications [31][32][33]. Its main goal was to test the concept of the GIS website and to give potential users an overview of its possibilities; but was not intended for future use or maintenance.…”

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Multipurpose GIS Portal for Forest Management, Research, and Education

Zápotocký

Koreň

2022

IJGI

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The main objective of this research was to develop a web-based geographic information system (GIS) based on a detailed analysis of user preferences from the perspective of forest research, management and education. An anonymous questionnaire was used to elicit user preferences for a hardware platform and evaluations of web-mapping applications, geographic data, and GIS tools. Mobile GIS was used slightly more often than desktop GIS. Web-mapping applications that provide information to the public and the present research results were rated higher than the forest management application. Orthophotos for general purposes and thematic layers such as forest stand maps, soils, protected areas, cadastre, and forest roads were preferred over highly specialized layers. Tools for data searching, map printing, measuring, and drawing on digital maps were rated higher than tools for online map editing and geographic analysis. The analysis of user preferences was used to design a new multipurpose GIS portal for the University Forest Enterprise. The GIS portal was designed with a three-tier architecture on top of the software library for managing user access, working interactively with digital maps, and managing web map applications. The web map applications focus on tools and geographic information not available elsewhere, specifically timber harvest and logistics, research plots, and hunting game management.

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“…DSS architecture approaches (e.g., Marques et al 2011) with its emphasis on the involvement of stakeholders on the development of the tools may contribute to usefulness of the DSS (Pastorella, 2016)and thus address these dilemmas. Another possible future development that could help to dilemmas address them is the use of serious games, i.e., "games that do not have entertainment, enjoyment, or fun as their primary purpose" (Michael and Chen, 2005).…”

Section: Decision Support and Knowledge Based Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Framework for Addressing Multiple Ecosystem Services in Forest Management Planning

Başkent

Borges

Kašpar

2020

Preprint

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Background: Forest policy and decision makers are challenged by the need to balance the increasing demand for multiple ecosystem services while addressing the impacts of natural disturbances (e.g. wildfires, droughts, wind, insect attacks) and global change scenarios (e.g. climate change) on its potential supply. This challenge provides the motivation for the development of a framework for incorporating concerns with a wide range of ecosystem services in multiple criteria management planning contexts. Thus, the paper focused on both the analysis of the current state-of-the art in forest management planning and the development of a conceptual framework to accommodate various components in a forest ecosystem management planning process.Results: Based on a thorough recent classification of forest management planning problems and the state-of-the-art research, the key dimensions of that framework and the process were defined. The emphasis is on helping identify how concerns with a wide range of ecosystem services may be analyzed and better understood by forest ecosystem management planning. This research discusses the potential of contemporary management planning approaches to address multiple forest ecosystem services. It highlights the need of a landscape-level perspective and of spatial resolution to integrate multiple ecosystem services. It discusses the importance of methods and tools that may help support the involvement of stakeholders and public participation in hierarchical planning processes. Conclusions: The research addressed the need of methods and tools that may encapsulate the ecological, economic and social complexity of forest ecosystem management to provide an efficient plan, information about tradeoffs between ecosystem services as well as the sensitivity of the plan to uncertain parameters (e.g. prices, climate change) in a timely manner.

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

Cited by 12 publications

References 47 publications

Understanding the intention to use medical big data processing technique from the perspective of medical data analyst

Understanding the intention to use medical big data processing technique from the perspective of medical data analyst

Multipurpose GIS Portal for Forest Management, Research, and Education

A Framework for Addressing Multiple Ecosystem Services in Forest Management Planning

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