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Interactive Spatial Decision Support for Agroforestry Management

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Forest managers, stakeholders and investors want to be able to evaluate economic, social and environmental information in order to improve the outcomes of their decisions and enhance sustainable forest management. We propose a spatial information system that provides: (1) an approach to identifying the most beneficial locations for agroforestry projects based on the biophysical properties and evaluate its economic, social and environmental impact; (2) a simulation environment that enables evaluation via a simple dashboard and with the opportunity to perform straight forward sensitivity analysis for key parameters; (3) a tool to inform prospective investors of the potential and opportunities for integrated forest management; (4) a 3D interactive geographic visualization of the economic, social and environmental outcomes to facilitate direct understanding, also by non-experts. The presented tool intends to inform investors and improve forestry management decision-making, integrating the value of environmental services and collaborative decision making of multiple decision makers and stakeholders.

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  1. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Qta da Torre, 2829–516, Caparica, Portugal

    André Freitas

  2. Geodan, President Kennedylaan 1, 1079 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    André Freitas & Eduardo Dias

  3. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Spatial Economics, SPINlab, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Eduardo Dias & Vasco Diogo

  4. Institute of Technology Minaesa (ITM Tomohon), Jl. Stadion Selatan Walian, 95439, Tomohon, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

    Willie Smits

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    Danbi J. Lee

  2. Department of Spatial Economics, SPINlab, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Eduardo Dias

  3. Department of Spatial Economics, SPINlab, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Freitas, A., Dias, E., Diogo, V., Smits, W. (2014). Interactive Spatial Decision Support for Agroforestry Management. In: Lee, D., Dias, E., Scholten, H. (eds) Geodesign by Integrating Design and Geospatial Sciences. GeoJournal Library(), vol 111. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08299-8_10

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