To assess the implementation of Planning Support Systems (PSSs) and scenario planning strategies, a common understanding of model goals, performance, and usability are among several issues that need to be addressed. Without a common understanding, resulting policies that are drawn from model outcomes could be compromised. Reporting methods of PSS results should be objective, reasonable, understandable, and useful. We describe a process including several methods of reporting PSS results that allows for minor variation and understandably communicating the results to PSS users. This approach includes finding meaningful resolution and probability matching of PSS model results. We show that our approach is a theoretically reasonable and objective method for reporting PSS results in planning practice. We test our approach using the LEAM PSS in an application in northern Illinois. In this case, our model results inform planners using an easily comprehensible spatial resolution over which the simulation provides useful information for future land-use scenarios. We also apply our reporting methods to compare a preferred scenario to a business-as-usual scenario. The result prompts local planners and stakeholders to rethink their plan implementation strategy for preferred scenario implementation. We conclude that next steps for PSS model development will require both technical and practical focuses in the model reporting and implementation arena.

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报告计划支持系统的性能和可用性—达成共识

要评估计划支持系统（PSS）和方案计划策略的实施，需要解决的几个问题包括对模型目标，性能和可用性的共识。如果没有共识，从模型结果中得出的政策可能会受到损害。PSS结果的报告方法应客观，合理，可理解且有用。我们描述了一个过程，该过程包括几种报告PSS结果的方法，这些方法可以进行较小的变化并将结果易于理解地传达给PSS用户。该方法包括找到有意义的分辨率和PSS模型结果的概率匹配。我们表明，我们的方法是在规划实践中报告PSS结果的理论上合理且客观的方法。我们在伊利诺伊州北部的应用中使用LEAM PSS测试了我们的方法。在这种情况下，我们的模型结果会使用易于理解的空间分辨率通知规划人员，通过该分辨率，模拟可以为将来的土地使用场景提供有用的信息。我们还运用报告方法将首选方案与常规业务方案进行比较。结果提示本地计划者和利益相关者重新考虑他们的计划实施策略，以实施首选方案。我们得出的结论是，PSS模型开发的下一步将需要在模型报告和实施领域同时关注技术和实践。我们的模型结果使用易于理解的空间分辨率为规划人员提供了信息，通过该分辨率，模拟可以为未来的土地使用场景提供有用的信息。我们还运用报告方法将首选方案与常规业务方案进行比较。结果提示本地计划者和利益相关者重新考虑他们的计划实施策略，以实施首选方案。我们得出结论，PSS模型开发的下一步将需要在模型报告和实施领域同时关注技术和实践。我们的模型结果使用易于理解的空间分辨率为规划人员提供了信息，通过该分辨率，模拟可以为未来的土地使用场景提供有用的信息。我们还运用报告方法将首选方案与常规业务方案进行比较。结果提示本地计划者和利益相关者重新考虑他们的计划实施策略，以实施首选方案。我们得出的结论是，PSS模型开发的下一步将需要在模型报告和实施领域同时关注技术和实践。