Participative decision‐making to identify nutrient pollution sources and potential abatement actions

摘要: Abstract Computer‐based models and Decision Support Systems have become standard tools for water quality management, many are used by policy planners. Most developed in a research environment, stringent input data requirements, becoming increasingly complex. In the early stages of development, managers may prefer quick less accurate solutions to decision problems, often require simple flexible that function as screening tools. this paper we describe modelling participative decision‐making activity aimed at identifying nutrient pollution sources prioritising potential abatement actions river basin western Sydney, Australia. A GIS spreadsheet‐based export coefficient (EC) approach was structure analyse problem, assumptions application which were collaboratively explored with panel experts. The effective bringing together group whose functioning had been impeded b...