Decision Support System: A concept for success in coastal sea quality management?

Coastal sea management along with the most adequate coastal sea protection strategy, especially pollution control and sewerage system management, is very complex problem. Application of information technology as well as operational research and decision support methodologies play a crucial role in managing sea pollution and its consequences on the surrounding systems. Paper describes an attempt to give an answer to the question: Does the decision support system (DSS) concept solve coastal sea quality management problems? Traditionally, solutions of the coastal sea quality management problems have been considering only the parts of the system related to the operational level. Therefore, there has often been lack in communication between management (decision) levels providing only a partial effect. DSS gives an opportunity to support all system functions, from operational to strategic level, at the same time, preserving system integrity. Paper gives a general outlook of DSS for the sea quality management as well as presents developed methodology of the coastal sea quality management. Methodology relies on system analysis and DSS paradigm trying to improve management system Disadvantages of proposed DSS architecture are related to its implementation, due to its complex structure that can be override by its modular concept.