Multiple Objective Optimisation in Agro-ecological Land Use Planning
(1999) Multiple Use of Forests and Other Natural Resources : Forestry Sciences — ISBN: [9781402002779], p. 109-121, published
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- A new interactive decision support system for agro-ecological land use planning in developing countries is presented. The optimization system is based on the Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZ) model of FAO and operates with multiple objectives in an flexible and user friendly fashion. The decision variables are the agricultural cell activities and the intensity of livestock farming and forestation. An application to the Bungoma region in Kenya illustrates the approach, from the stage of defining decision criteria; related to food support, resiliency, economic growth and ecological sustainability; to the final decision making phase with local decision makers. Implemented on-site, the system is to facilitate analysis, communication and enforcement of local land development plans. Rather than forwarding the hierarchically defined values and trade-offs of a governmental agency or foreign-aid service, the model shifts the power to the regional authorities, which are more likely to commit to and follow up agreed-on land-use plans.
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Agrell, P. J. (1999). Multiple Objective Optimisation in Agro-ecological Land Use Planning. In Finn Hells, Per Holten-Andersen, Lars Whichmann (ed.), Multiple Use of Forests and Other Natural Resources : Forestry Sciences (p. p. 109-121). Kluwer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4483-4_9