Cognitive ModelsforAdaptive Monitoring System
Raffaele Giordano, Michele Vurro · 2007
Thus,theuseofinformation indecision-making is Thetransition towards newapproaches towaterresources rational only toa certain point. Differences inmental management todeal with complexity demands changes inthe modelscausecommunication barriers thatprevent roleofinformation indecision-making. These approaches mutuallearning andunderstanding [5]. Thislies atthe proceed fromthepremise that policies canbetreated as basis ofconflicts between different actors involved ina experiments inwhichmonitoring outcomes areevaluated to decision process. Thus,inacomplex worldtheuseof judgewhathasbeenlearned. Thusmonitoring becomes information islimited bymental models, andtherefore increasingly important forlearning aboutthesystem and people thatdonotunderstand decision-makers' mental assessing management strategies along withmodelling and models maynotunderstand therationale ofdecisions. other knowledge exploring techniques. Toplaythis important Onlywheninformation fits mental models, canitbe roleinwatermanagement, novel andintegrated monitoring usedtosupport decision-making processes [9]. systems arerequired tosupport both thelearning anddecision ll making processes. Inthis paper amethodology tosupport the Theexistence ofdifferent mentalmodelsinfluences design ofmonitoring system forwater management intheage whichinformation iscollected andaccepted. Once ofcomplexity hasbeendescribed Themethodology isbased information hasbeenexamined, a perspective is ontheintegration between Problem Structuring Methods and developed, andaninsight isgained andintegrated into Fuzzy Logic tocollect andstructure theknowledge ofexperts thementalmodelitself [5].Information mayprove andstakeholders. initial mental models tobewrongandsupport thedebate