TY - BOOK ID - 37128112 TI - Decision support systems for sustainable development : a resource book of methods and applications AU - Yeh, Anthony G. O. AU - Mikolajuk, Zbigniew AU - Kersten, Gregory E. PY - 2000 SN - 1280200294 9786610200290 0306475421 0792385829 PB - Dordrecht, Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental management. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Business mathematics. KW - Economics. KW - Information technology. KW - Environmental economics. KW - Development economics. KW - Business Mathematics. KW - Economics, general. KW - IT in Business. KW - Environmental Economics. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Development Economics. KW - Management science. KW - Business—Data processing. KW - Economics KW - Economic development KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Environmental quality KW - IT (Information technology) KW - Technology KW - Telematics KW - Information superhighway KW - Knowledge management KW - Quantitative business analysis KW - Problem solving KW - Operations research KW - Statistical decision KW - Economic theory KW - Political economy KW - Social sciences KW - Economic man KW - Arithmetic, Commercial KW - Business KW - Business arithmetic KW - Business math KW - Commercial arithmetic KW - Finance KW - Mathematics KW - Environmental aspects KW - Economic aspects KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:37128112 AB - In recent years, much work has been done in formulating and clarifying the concept of sustainable development and related theoretical and research issues. Now, the challenge has shifted to designing and stimulating processes of effective planning and decision-making, at all levels of human activity, in such a way as to achieve local and global sustainable development. Information technology can help a great deal in achieving sustainable development by providing well-designed and useful tools for decision makers. One such tool is the decision support system, or DSS. This book explores the area of DSS in the context of sustainable development. As DSS is a very new technique, especially in the developing world, this book will serve as a reference text, primarily for managers, government officials, and information professionals in developing countries. It covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Other interested readers will include students, teachers, and analysts in information sciences; DSS designers, developers, and implementors; and international development agencies. ER -