POLICY ANALYSIS FOR STRATEGIC CHOICES IN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT

The Northwestern part of Overijssel in The Netherlands is an area wher e water management is characterised by various interrelated and often conflicting functions. To safeguard a sustainable use of water in this area, decisions have to be made. However, these decisions involve lar ge amounts of complex and uncertain information. Using models and deci sion-methods, this information can be made available and understandabl e, in order to support decision-making and help water authorities to c hoose those measures that best meet the policy objectives. In this pap er the usefulness of these models and decision methods, combined in an integrated decision support system, and the sensitivity of the decisi on support system, is discussed. Copyright (C) 1996 IAWQ.