An introduction to structured modeling
Management Science
Decision support systems engineering
Decision support systems engineering
Decision Support Systems - Knowledge management support of decision making
MULINO-DSS: a computer tool for sustainable use of water resources at the catchment scale
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation - Selected papers of the MSSANZ/IMACS 14th biennial conference on modelling and simulation
Space, time and nesting Integrated Assessment Models
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Land use models in complex societal problem solving: Plug and play or networking?
Environmental Modelling & Software
A review of the factors which influence the use and usefulness of information systems
Environmental Modelling & Software
The PIAM approach to modular integrated assessment modelling
Environmental Modelling & Software
Linking external components to a spatio-temporal modelling framework: Coupling MODFLOW and PCRaster
Environmental Modelling & Software
A methodology for the design and development of integrated models for policy support
Environmental Modelling & Software
An analytical framework to assist decision makers in the use of forest ecosystem model predictions
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
How, when, and for what reasons does land use modelling contribute to societal problem solving?
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Modellers' roles in structuring integrative research projects
Environmental Modelling & Software
Review: A critical review of integrated urban water modelling - Urban drainage and beyond
Environmental Modelling & Software
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As environmental science has broadened to address policy concerns, there has been an effort to transfer the perceived benefits of formal modelling to these new areas through the creation of computer-based support tools. However, a number of poorly addressed issues pose barriers to the uptake of such tools. These issues are discussed to argue that the current support tool research agenda is too focussed on hard, technical concerns and that greater emphasis needs to be given to soft, contextual aspects of design and use. To counter these deficiencies we propose a framework for research based upon the concepts of innovation and receptivity. Three different sources of innovation relevant to support tools and end-user receptivity are identified. We contend that new technologies and new techniques for manipulating them have to be translated into the pre-existing knowledge and working practices of user communities before they can be effectively employed. To illustrate the proposed framework, the paper explores the impact of one innovation source on receptivity within the context of a research project developing and applying support tool technology. The need to better understand the dimensions of innovation and how they relate to the processes that determine user receptivity to support tools is emphasised.