DASEES: A Decision Analysis Tool with Bayesian Networks From the Environmental Protection Agency’s Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program

About the Presenters

Dr. Brian Dyson, Operations Research Analyst Dr. John Carriger, Ecologist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Of!ce of Research and Development

Abstract

Tackling environmental, economic, and social sustainability issues with community stakeholders will often lead to choices that are costly, complex, and uncertain. A formal process with proper guidance is needed to understand the issues, identify sources of disagreement, consider the technical and value-based trade-offs, and analyze the major uncertainties. This presentation will discuss a new software tool and methodology designed to bring clarity to complicated societal decisions called DASEES- Decision Analysis for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society. DASEES is an open-source web application that, once completed, will be publicly available.