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This paper presents the decisional fountain — a generic model of decision processes. According to this model, decision taking is based on a decision analysis phase that relies on a documentation/information phase. It is then followed by the implementation and the evaluation phases. The foundation of the documentation/information step is composed by three interconnected aspects (data, issue and context). Based on this model, the study of the decision structures at the various decision levels of the EU is suggested in the frame of drought monitoring.
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Cornélis, B., Viau, A.A. (2000). Decision Processes with Regard to Drought Monitoring and Mitigation. In: Vogt, J.V., Somma, F. (eds) Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9472-1_22
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