| Software concept |
| At a
later stage in the project we will try to develop a software
system for decision and planning support focused on rural development.
It will incorporate results from the
comparative spatial analyses and from our case studies, which we are
currently conducting. |
| Currently,
we are designing various structural components for this Rural
Development Model. In early 2002 we will start to implement these
components in program code (C++ or Delphi 6) and we hope to have a
prototype ready by the end of 2002. |
| Most
likely this software will consist of three modules (see figure): |
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A module for describing
the current situation in the development region (NUTS3-Level), using statistical
indicators from five major dimensions (human, economic, political
dimensions, resources & environment, technology). |
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A procedure to
generate and select development scenarios that are appropriate
for the specific condition of this development area. The scenarios
represent different development objectives. |
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A procedure to
generate and select a specific intervention strategy
(development measures). Only those measures should be generated by the
system that can (at least in principle) achieve the selected
development objectives. |
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