motive.project-eu How to provide decision support to practitioners and policy makers the AFM ToolBox approach Werner Rammer, Christian Schauflinger, Harald Vacik, Kristoffer Kleine, Michael Maroschek, Manfred J. Lexer Martina Roubalova, Petr Kneblik Jose Borges, Jordi Garcia-Gonzalez, Joao, Palma, Margarida Tome Freiburg, 9-10 April 2013 background Manager/ decision maker External drivers climate change Stakeholder interaction protection habitat Photo: Fparrel Institute of Silviculture biomass I Manfred J. Lexer Ecosystem services landuse change socio-economic conditions recreation vision knowledge transfer - Background information on climate change and related impacts. How to address climate change vulnerability and adaptation? Options to respond in forest management to climate change. Learn from examples from across Europe. decision support - provide access to tools and functionalities otherwise not available - explore how your preferences & interests affect judgement s on vulnerability and the selection of adaptive management actions. - optimize your management plan. Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Challenges when designing decision support tools (…) Hard to target the right users Foresters? Forest owners? Policy maker? Particularly difficult within EU projects! Hard to handle complexity … in knowledge transfer processes How to simplify vast amount of data & multiple problem dimensions (space, time, …) Hard to produce software … at high quality standards multi-project timeframe may allow continuous development Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer the ToolBox approach Web-based low-barrier access different types of knowledge information, examples, FAQs collection of different tools vulnerability assessment, MIP optimization, niche models, … targets different users useful knowledge for managers (DIY) and analysts (consultants) Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer motive afm toolbox Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Specifc content for steps of the management cycle Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Select cases from map/ list slidebar to determine preferences Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Choose analysis question…. … and view results STP[FS-QR] (2) STP[FS-QR, th] (4) STP[FS-PM, th] (3) STP[FS-PM, th+] (7) Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer workshop session with local forest managers preparing the session your own preference interactive exploration of adaptation options Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer „make your own (…)“ - customizing the AFM ToolBox own local context AFM ToolBox ToolBox Database upload into DataBase Model B Model A alternatives your data Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer (more) lessons learned tools and models to provide decision support are available at science labs applying them in a useful & efficient way remains a challenge (for DIY managers and for analysts/experts in consultancy mode) - identifying & structuring the problem and agreeing on a decision support process!! - communicating and interpreting/ translating model results - requires integration of DM tools with KM practices & stakeholder interaction processes DIY managers or expert consultancy? – Case specific context is mandatory for successful decision support • emphasizing integration of tools & software comes to the cost of diversity and flexbility – If technical complexity of a desision support process is high • cost of tool integration and standardization may be prohibitive for computerized DSS • user DIY is impossible, facilitator is required (consultancy) – If procedural complexity is high (i.e. intensive SH interaction) a facilitator is required Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer Thank you! Contact: Manfred J. Lexer University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Forest and Soil Sciences Institute of Silviculture Peter Jordan-Strasse 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 - 1 - 47654 4050 e-mail: [email protected] Institute of Silviculture I Manfred J. Lexer
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