Validation of a Model Appropriateness Framework Using the Elbe Decision Support System

Xu, Yue-Ping and Booij, Martijn J. (2010) Validation of a Model Appropriateness Framework Using the Elbe Decision Support System. In: Decision Support Systems in agriculture, food and the environment: trends, applications and advances. Information Science Reference, pp. 193-218. ISBN 9781615208814

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Abstract:	This paper describes validation of an appropriateness framework, which has been developed in a former study, to determine appropriate models under uncertainty in a decision support system for river basin management. Models are regarded as ‘appropriate’ if they produce final outputs within adequate uncertainty bands that enable decision-makers to distinguish or rank different river engineering measures. The appropriateness framework has been designed as a tool to stimulate the use of models in decisionmaking under uncertainty and to strengthen the communication between modelers and decision-makers. Through the application to a different river with different objectives in this validation study from the river used in the development stage, this paper investigates whether the appropriateness framework works in a different situation than it was designed for. Recommendations from the development stage are taken into account in this validation case study as well. The final results from the study showed a successful validation of the appropriateness framework and suggested further possibilities for the application in decision support systems for river basin management.
Item Type:	Book Section
Copyright:	© 2010 by IGI Global
Faculty:	Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Water Engineering and Management (WEM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/78681
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-881-4.ch010
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