Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4491626 | Agricultural Systems | 2009 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Holism can also improve versatility and thus the generic character of models. Issues are narrowly specified and greatly vary both among categories of stakeholders (e.g. scientists versus farmers) and within each category (e.g. among farmers). A comprehensive model that: (i) details all farm management operations, and (ii) represents their effects on different spatio-temporal levels and on the three sustainability dimensions, is more likely to respond to the various issues facing different stakeholders. We argue that capacity of models to respond to stakeholders' questions has to be considered in future evaluations of decision support systems.
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Authors
Jonathan Vayssières, François Bocquier, Philippe Lecomte,