Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Appl...

• Author(s): Almeida Ribeiro, Nuno ; Surový, Peter ; Cipriano Pinheiro, António
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2139
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): cork oak woodlands; sustainable management; CORKFITS; decision support systems; growth modeling; carbon sink
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English
• Editor(s): Information Science Reference (Inprint of IGI Global)

Description

As national and international concern over sustainable resources becomes more prevalent, the need for decision support systems (DSS) increases. The applicable uses of a successful system can assist in the sustainability of resources, as well as the efficiency and management of the agri-environment industry. Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances presents the development of DSS for managing agricultural and environmental systems, focusing on the exposition of innovative methodologies, from web-mobile systems to artificial intelligence and knowledge-based DSS, as well as their applications in every aspect from harvest planning to international food production and land management. This book provides an in depth look into the growing importance of DSS in agriculture.