A web-based software tool for participatory optimization of conservation practices in watersheds |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, No.415, Jiangong Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City 80778, Taiwan.;2. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan.;3. Department of Chemical Engineering & Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, No.1, Sec. 1, Syuecheng Rd., Dashu District, Kaohsiung City 84001, Taiwan. |
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| Abstract: | WRESTORE (Watershed Restoration Using Spatio-Temporal Optimization of Resources) is a web-based, participatory planning tool that can be used to engage with watershed stakeholder communities, and involve them in using science-based, human-guided, interactive simulation–optimization methods for designing potential conservation practices on their landscape. The underlying optimization algorithms, process simulation models, and interfaces allow users to not only spatially optimize the locations and types of new conservation practices based on quantifiable goals estimated by the dynamic simulation models, but also to include their personal subjective and/or unquantifiable criteria in the location and design of these practices. In this paper, we describe the software, interfaces, and architecture of WRESTORE, provide scenarios for implementing the WRESTORE tool in a watershed community's planning process, and discuss considerations for future developments. |
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| Keywords: | Interactive optimization Participatory design Conservation practices Web-based Subjective criteria Watershed planning and management |
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