Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances

For professionals in agriculture, food, and the environment who want to improve their understanding of the role of decision support systems (DSS) at different levels of the decision making process, Manos (agricultural economics, Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki, Greece) et al. compile 21 chapters on the use of these systems in the agricultural, food, and environmental industries. Focusing on innovative methodologies, an international group of researchers discuss the fundamentals, design, experiences, modeling and efficiency, and applications and cases of web-mobile, MicroLEIS DSS, web-based spatial DSS, composite indicator, artificial intelligence, knowledge-based sysytems. DSS for use in dairy farming, livestock systems, ecosystem reconstruction and management, sustainable land use, field performance prediction, fisheries and irrigation management, simulation of agricultural and environmental systems, sustainable forest and rangeland management, and water resources assessment and management are all discussed. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)