Guided Search: Decision support - Hazard assessment and resiliency planning

The Marine Integrated Decision Analysis System (MIDAS) was developed to assist the Marine Managed Areas (MMA) users and managers in understanding the critical factors that influence MMA effects so that they can plan accordingly, to estimate likely MMA effects based on the ecological, socioeconomic and governance conditions, and finally, to advise management plan revisions that will result in optimization of outcomes and outputs.

The IAN symbol libraries contain over 1500 custom-made vector symbols (in 32 categories) designed specifically for enhancing science communication skills. The libraries are designed primarily for use with Adobe Illustrator (requires version 10 or better), however we also offer eps and svg versions for non-Illustrator users.

CVAT provides a step-by-step guide for conducting community-wide risk and vulnerability assessments. It also provides an illustrative case study demonstrating the process for analyzing physical, social, economic and environmental vulnerability to hazards at the local level.

Connie 2 has been developed as an online tool (http://www.csiro.au/connie2/) for marine scientists and managers to investigate patterns of marine spatial connectivity. It has been applied in areas such as larval dispersion and recruitment studies, and the development of scenarios and risk assessments for contaminant dispersion.

The CanVis image editing software is an entry-level program that allows resource professionals to create photo-realistic simulations with minimal computer skills. The software allows you to edit a scanned photograph or an image from a digital camera.

HAZUS-MH (HAZARDS U.S., Multi-Hazard) is a GIS-based software model developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that is used as a planning tool to estimate damage and losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes.

The Miradi software tool helps conservation practitioners implement the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Miradi provides an easy-to-use, interview-style interface that walks a project team through each step of the process of designing, managing and monitoring their project according to the best practice standards established and tested by the world's major conservation organizations.

This Internet tool helps to construct websites that identify potential hazards for specific locations. Website users identify the location by address, owner name, or by clicking in the map.

InVitro is an agent based ecosystem-level management strategy evaluation modelling framework. It has been specifically designed to consider multiple use management questions for the marine environment.

AguaAndes/Waterworld is a web based policy support system (PSS) based on the FIESTA hydrological model (Mulligan and Burke 2005; Mulligan et al., 2010; Bruijnzeel, Mulligan and Scatena 2011) and previous policy support systems including DESURVEY PSS).