Decision Making for Sustainable Use and Development - Coastal Lagoons: Ecosystem Processes and Modeling for Sustainable Use and Development - page 362

Management
Plan (ILSMP)
Development

Revision

Goal
Sustainable Management

Verification of
Possible
Options by
Modeling,
Monitoring,
Indicators,
Assessments,
etc.

Revision

Objectives

State of
Lagoon

Period of Plan
Implementation

Revision

A
C
T
I
V
I
T
I
E
S

M
A

N

A
G
E
M
E
N
T

Progress
Indicators

Evaluation
of Progress

Target
State of
Lagoon

Target
Indicators

Feedback to
Develop Next
Plan

Evaluation of
Success

FIGURE 8.8 Evaluation process for the ILSMP.

extremely valuable tools for future information dissemination, implementation, and
lagoon management as the ILSMP now becomes integrated into the various aspects
of the social and economic systems of the lagoon area.

8.9 CONCLUSION

This chapter has presented factors to consider and suggested a process to employ in
the decision-making process of developing a DSS to use for sustainable lagoon
management. The process is as important as the product of an ILSMP, and the
intangible goals and results can be as beneficial as the tangible ones. The ILSMP
represents a document that directs implementation, measures progress, and enforces
accountability. It represents the collective thinking of a diverse group of participants