Societal
compatibility is a partial
objective for decision-making. It wants to avoid disturbances that can occur in
conflict with the needs and demands of the public. In forestry people enter the
forests to recreate and enjoy their life and feel disturbed by forest
operations. Cultural needs of the local population can be disturbed by
technical activities, too. A third criterion may be the wish of local people to
be employed by the forest company in order to earn money.
Together with
its twin ergonomics we can assess the social suitability that is one
sub-objective to find the optimal option. Parallel to the social suitability we
also should look at the economic and the ecological suitability. For more information
about systematics of decision-making, look at objectives and three-step
model of optimization.
