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ABM Agent Based Modelling |
Purpose? Read More | An agent-based model (ABM) (also sometimes related to the term multi-agent system or multi-agent simulation) is a class of computational models for simulating the actions... Read More | General | ||
BBN Bayesian Belief Network |
Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN’s) provide a useful integrative tool for linking science knowledge on components of complex land-water-social systems to explore scenarios to optimise benefits... Read More | A BBN is a probabilistic graphical model (a type of statistical model) that represents a set of random variables and their conditional dependencies via a... Read More | General | land, water, social, economic, environmental | |
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis |
Cost benefit analysis is a decision making tool that aims to assess the value of a proposal or competing proposals on a consistent basis. Read More | Cost-benefit analysis is a method for organising information to aid decisions about the allocation of resources. Its power as an analytical tool rests in two... Read More | General | ||
Impact Assessments | Impact assessment, simply defined, is the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action. Read More | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the process of analysing and managing intended and unintended consequences of planned developments or other interventions on the environment, including... Read More | General | ||
KerDST KerBabel™ Deliberation Matrix |
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... Read More | 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... Read More | General | integrated assessment, indicators, qualitative | |
MM Mediated Modelling |
Mediated Modeling aims to: increase the level of shared understanding among its participants, build concensus about the structure of a complex topic and its dynamics,... Read More | The foundations of mediated modeling (MM) are grounded in group model building. Group model building referring to those interventions in which a client group is... Read More | General | policy, research, management alternatives | |
MCA Multicriteria Analysis |
Multicriteria analysis or multiobjective decision making is a type of decision analysis tool that is particularly applicable to cases where a single-criterion approach (such as... Read More | MCA describes any structured approach used to determine overall preferences among alternative options, where the options accomplish several objectives. In MCA, desirable objectives are specified... Read More | General | social, environmental, technical, economic, financial | |
1000Minds Multicriteria Analysis and Choice Modelling - 1000Minds |
1000Minds helps with decision-making, prioritisation and discovering stakeholder preferences. Depending on the application, 1000Minds can also help users think about the ‘value for money’ of... Read More | Invented by Paul Hansen and Franz Ombler, 1000Minds emerged from research at the University of Otago in the late 1990s into methods for prioritising patients... Read More | General | ||
Risk Assessments | Risk assessment is a key process in the management of risk. It provides a process for the consistent and considered assessment of both the likelihood... Read More | Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a... Read More | Natural Hazards General | ||
Scenario Planning | Scenario planning, also called scenario thinking or scenario analysis, is a strategic planning tool that organisations can use to assist decision making and in developing... Read More | Scenario planning or thinking has an established and successful heritage, with deep roots in the development of decision-making. Carefully managed scenario building process can help... Read More | General | scenario planning, futures thinking, |