TY - T1 - Decision-support tools used in the Baltic Sea area: performance and end-user preferences SN - / 0364-152X UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/336530 T3 - Environmental Management 66(6) (2020) A1 - Nygård, Henrik; van Beest, Floris M.; Bergqvist, Lisa; Carstensen, Jacob; Gustafsson, Bo G.; Hasler, Berit; Schumacher, Johanna; Schernewski, Gerald; Sokolov, Alexander; Zandersen, Marianne; Fleming, Vivi A2 - PB - Springer Link Y1 - 2020 LA - en AB - Decision-support tools (DSTs) synthesize complex information to assist environmental managers in the decision-making process. Here, we review DSTs applied in the Baltic Sea area, to investigate how well the ecosystem approach is reflected in them, how different environmental problems are covered, and how well the tools meet the needs of the end users. The DSTs were evaluated based on (i) a set of performance criteria, (ii) information on end user preferences, (iii) how end users had been involve... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - marine management; decision making; ecosystem approach; DAPSIWRM; Baltic Sea; users; end users; environmental changes; environmental problems; ecosystems (ecology); decision making; climate changes; eutrophication; biodiversity; loss; contamination; conservation of the seas; environmental effects; processes; seas; merenhoito; päätöksenteko; ekosysteemin lähestymistapa; Itämeri; käyttäjät; loppukäyttäjät; ympäristönmuutokset; ympäristöongelmat; ekosysteemit (ekologia); päätöksenteko; ilmastonmuutokset; rehevöityminen; meriensuojelu; ympäristövaikutukset; meret; prosessit N1 - PP - ER -