Citation:

Heilke, I., M. Tenbrink, B. Dyson, T. Stockton, AND C. Ojo. Exploring the Decision Landscape using System Sketch: Integration and Display of Ecosystem Services & Indicators Using the DPSIR Framework and Dynamic Web Application. A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) Conference, Washington, DC, December 08 - 12, 2014.

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Making decisions to increase community or regional sustainability requires a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between environmental, social, and economic systems. We present a visualization tool that can improve decision processes by enhancing understanding of system contexts and access to pivotal information resources. This allows users to better analyze decision options and tradeoffs.

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Stakeholders can use the tool to accomplish their sustainability goals by: Understanding interactions and feedback loops within human-environmental systems; Identifying areas of the system not previously considered and avoiding unintended consequences; Identifying metrics, indicators, and datasets to aid in assessing problems, evaluating options, and measuring performance or progress, and; Identifying pertinent objectives, goals, and corresponding management options . The tool is simple to use and intended for anyone who can benefit from a comprehensive understanding of human-environmental systems, including planners, natural resource managers, policy makers, investigative journalists, scientists, modelers, and many more.

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