ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF USING DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAKERS

Abstract

Decision made by using a possibilities of information and communication technologies are very crucial for the domain experts for many reasons. First, there would be minimal possibility for doubts and concerns for the decision, instead of making a decision on some potential insaights and theoretical knowledge only. Second, the economical benefits are significantly larger when we make an informed decision. And last but not least, the policy makers would have an efficient and more trustworthy source for making and proposing policy changes. In this work, I will present improved logical sieve, a quantitative tool for decision making developed for environmental policy makers and farmer advisors. This tool was made by modelling soil biodiversity and habitat, one of the most important soil functions, on a varous real-life scenarios.