The KerDST Deliberation Matrix aims to help a group of stakeholders understand a particular issue or problem through a qualitative assessment of the problem including articulation of important values, an understanding of the broader system, and assessment of strategies to address the issue in question.
The KerDST (Deliberation Support Tool) including the KerBabelTM Deliberation Matrix (DM) and the KerBabelTM Indicator Kiosk (KIK) is an on-line tool offering users a multi-stakeholder multi-criteria deliberation framework that can be applied to any desired situation of choice or discussion.
The six steps of the deliberation process are:
Latest Version | Version 3 |
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State of Development | Open Beta |
Outcome Areas | Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural |
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Management Domains | General |
Subdomains | Ecosystem/Habitat, Crop/Farm Systems, Fishing & Aquaculture, Education, Health, Land Use, Native biodiversity & Biodiversity Loss |
Spatial Resolutions | Unknown |
Spatial Extents | Unknown |
Spatial Dimensions | Unknown |
Temporal Resolutions | Not applicable |
Temporal Extents | Years |
Steady State or Dynamic | Unknown |
Level of Integration | Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural |
Key Input Data | Various types fo indicators |
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Input Data Formats | XLS(X) |
Open/Closed Source | Open Source |
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Licence Type | No Licence |
Licence Cost (Non Commercial) |
Not available for non-commercial use |
Licence Cost (Commercial) |
Not available for commercial use |
Operating Systems | MS Windows, Mac OS X Cms drupal |
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Software Needed | Firefox navigator |
User Interface | Graphical desktop Web interface |
Ease of Use | Moderate KerDST is a framework. It is a tool and a method to develop an integrated assessment on environmental issues. |
Use in Policy Process | Plan (Policy Formulation), Check (Policy Evaluation) |
Documentation | User’s Manual for the KerDST on-line Deliberation Support Tool. Variation D : With participative deliberation and with KerBabel Indicator Dialogue Box - |
Users Forum | None |
Programming Language | CMS Drupal |
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Methods included for calibration and validation | None |
Methods included for managing uncertainty | Is part of the process of assessment: at indicators production level (documentation of production process, pedigree...) and at evaluation level (to establish judgments by stakeholders) |
Analytical Techniques | Délibération support tool |
Keywords | integrated assessment, indicators, qualitative |
Links | The KerBabel Deliberation Matrix - https://proxy.eplanete.net/galleries/broceliande7/kerbabel-deliberation-matrix |
Key References | Martin O’Connor, Pierre Bureau. & Victoria Reichel. (2007) Deliberative Sustainability Assessment with the online kerDST Deliberation Support Tool. C3ED, Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, KerDST: THE KERBABEL™ ON-LINE DELIBERATION SUPPORT TOOL - http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/proceedings/06.KerDST.Chamaret_et_al.pdf |