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An Architecture For Modelling Individual Behaviour And Landscape Scale Outcomes In An Intelligent Agent-Based Simulation Of Environmental Management, L. J. Smith, R. Itami, I. D. Bishop
An Architecture For Modelling Individual Behaviour And Landscape Scale Outcomes In An Intelligent Agent-Based Simulation Of Environmental Management, L. J. Smith, R. Itami, I. D. Bishop
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This work describes a software architecture that couples intelligent agent technology with Geographic Information System (GIS). The agents simulate individual behaviour, while GIS-based simulation models represent the landscape that is observed and acted upon by the agents. Our motivation in developing the software is to assist in understanding and resolving complex, semistructured, environmental management problems, where multiple actors participate in decision-making and management. Like real stakeholders, agents are individuals and have different knowledge and interests. The agents’ design is based upon the Belief, Desire, and Intention (BDI) theory of intelligent agents and implemented in Visual Basic. Agents are initialised with …
Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies - An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia
Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies - An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Decision-making processes for managing and defining policies related to social and environmental impacts from industry are becoming more and more complex. Raising public concerns on environmental issues requires public authorities to collect more accurate information related to impacts of industry. Overlaps between environmental, social and political interests, and rapid speed of change contribute even further to the complexity. Unfortunately, this multifaceted information is spread throughout multiple repositories. Thus, there is a need to integrate the available information within a structured network and to design a decision support system suitable for helping decision makers to define sustainable policies. This paper reports …
Archeorisk: A Decision Support System On The Environmental Risk For Archeological Sites In The Venice Lagoon, C. Carlon, Antonio Marcomini, Luigi Fozzati, Petra Scanferla, Stefania Bertazzon, Sara Bassa, Francesca Zanovello, Foramiti Stefano, Roberto Chiarlo, Francesco Penzo
Archeorisk: A Decision Support System On The Environmental Risk For Archeological Sites In The Venice Lagoon, C. Carlon, Antonio Marcomini, Luigi Fozzati, Petra Scanferla, Stefania Bertazzon, Sara Bassa, Francesca Zanovello, Foramiti Stefano, Roberto Chiarlo, Francesco Penzo
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
More than 250 submerged archaeological sites were identified in the Lagoon of Venice, which account for an historic and artistic heritage of extraordinary value. These sites are endangered by several environmental and human factors: erosion, chemical pollution, organisms (mainly wood borers), motor-boat traffic, fishery activities, and robbers. A Decision Support System (DSS), named ArcheoRisk, was developed to include the safeguarding of archaeological sites within the environmental management of the Venice lagoon and to select most effective safeguarding/rehabilitation interventions, whenever needed. The DSS relies on a Geographical Information System platform (Arcview) and is composed of two modules: (1) assessment of archaeological …
Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia
Multi-Criteria Decision Support System And Data Warehouse For Designing And Monitoring Sustainable Industrial Strategies An Italian Case Study, C. Di Mauro, J. P. Nordvik, A. C. Lucia
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Decision-making processes for managing and defining policies related to social and environmental impacts from industry are becoming more and more complex. Raising public concerns on environmental issues requires public authorities to collect more accurate information related to impacts of industry. Overlaps between environmental, social and political interests, and rapid speed of change contribute even further to the complexity. Unfortunately, this multifaceted information is spread throughout multiple repositories. Thus, there is a need to integrate the available information within a structured network and to design a decision support system suitable for helping decision makers to define sustainable policies. This paper reports …
Use Of Wetlands For Sustainable Tourism Management, Christine Lim, Michael Mcaleer
Use Of Wetlands For Sustainable Tourism Management, Christine Lim, Michael Mcaleer
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The Boondall Wetlands Reserve, which is located fifteen kilometres north-east of Brisbane, Queensland,are one of Australia's largest remaining habitats for conservation and environmental education. They areinternationally recognized as an important feeding and resting habitat for migratory wading birds from Alaska,China, Japan, Mongolia and Siberia. In 1996, the Boondall Wetlands Visitor Centre was opened in order to: (i)promote environmental awareness within the local and regional communities; (ii) provide community education andinformation about wetlands systems within the local, regional and global context; (iii) offer nature-based recreation,tourism and eco-tourism services; and (iv) demonstrate how wetlands can be used to diversify the tourism industry.This …