ABSTRACT
Decision-making on environmental issues is rarely straightforward. In part, this reflects several distinctive features of environmental systems, namely their dynamic nature, the complexity of interactions involving physical, chemical or biological processes, and uncertainty regarding the functioning of such processes1. There is also increasing recognition that longer-term sustainability in environmental management often requires consideration of socio-economic issues as well, including the development of methods to assess different options and facilitate stakeholder participation in decision-making processes2,3. This, in turn, reinforces the need for multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives4.
