An Expert Systems Approach to the Socio-economic Evaluation of Rural Land-use Policy

An Expert Systems Approach to the Socio-economic Evaluation of Rural Land-use Policy

Authors

  •   R. A. Sharma
  •   S. Skerratt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1995/v121i9/7272

Abstract

Rural policy makers are only now recognising the importance of incorporating socio-economic data into policy analysis in order to increase policy impact and uptake. This paper uses two specific case studies; the impact and uptake of social forestry policy in Orissa (India) and of Environmentally Sensitive Area Policy in Breadalbane (UK), to highlight the need and opportunities for incorporating qualitative Socio-economic data into policy analysis. The role of expert systems as a means of synthesising both qualitative and quantitative data is discussed and illustrated. Expert systems are found to have a potential role in the socio-economic evaluation of land-use policy but they are not seen as a replacement for analytical techniques, such as social cost benefit analysis, but rather as a means of enhancing the analysis in order to provide for better decision making.

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Author Biographies

R. A. Sharma

S. Skerratt

Published

1995-09-01

How to Cite

Sharma, R. A., & Skerratt, S. (1995). An Expert Systems Approach to the Socio-economic Evaluation of Rural Land-use Policy. Indian Forester, 121(9), 775–785. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1995/v121i9/7272
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