Summary
This methodological contribution, presented at the 2017 European Geosciences Union General Assembly, addresses how uncertainty is visualised and communicated within the trade-off triangle — a conceptual framework for balancing competing sustainable agriculture objectives. The authors propose visualisation strategies intended to improve transparency of model uncertainties for decision-makers and stakeholders. As suggested by the conference context, this is primarily a methodological and communication study rather than an empirical assessment of farming outcomes.
UK applicability
The visualisation methods proposed could enhance communication of uncertainty in UK agricultural policy and farm advisory contexts where trade-off frameworks are used to evaluate sustainability outcomes. Adoption would depend on integration with existing UK decision-support tools and stakeholder preferences for uncertainty representation.
Key measures
Visualisation methods and communication approaches for representing uncertainty in trade-off analyses between productivity, profitability, and environmental impact
Outcomes reported
The study proposed and illustrated visualisation strategies for communicating uncertainty within the trade-off triangle framework used in sustainable agriculture decision-making. The work addressed how model uncertainties can be made more transparent to stakeholders evaluating competing agricultural objectives.
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