Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 9
A Web-Based Software System for Model
Integration in Impact Assessments
of Agricultural and Environmental Policies
Jan-Erik Wien, Andrea Emilio Rizzoli, Rob Knapen, Ioannis Athanasiadis,
Sander Janssen, Lorenzo Ruinelli, Ferdinando Villa, Mats Svensson,
Patrik Wallman, Benny Jonsson, and Martin van Ittersum
Introduction
Policy makers are confronted with complex, socially relevant problems (Van Ittersum
et al.,
2008)
. When handling these problems, there is a general tendency to
increase participation of citizens and other stakeholders. In this way policy makers
