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Traditional PlanningTraditional Planning
It’s largely deterministicIt’s largely deterministic Process relies on a single most likely Process relies on a single most likely
alternative future forecastalternative future forecast• Desire for single right answerDesire for single right answer• Often anchored in present Often anchored in present • Adversarial--legitimate differences in views of Adversarial--legitimate differences in views of
uncertain futureuncertain future Forecasts are critical to planning and Forecasts are critical to planning and
analysisanalysis• Both mostly done in deterministic contextBoth mostly done in deterministic context
Maybe with some sensitivity analysisMaybe with some sensitivity analysis
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Forecasting & Comparing CriteriaForecasting & Comparing Criteria
Plan
Effe
cts
Baseline Risk
Existing Risk
Future Risk if No Action
Future Risk with Management Option A
Before & AfterComparison
With & WithoutOption Comparison
Target Gap Analysis
Time
In fact, there aremany without conditions that are possible
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Most Likely Future ConditionMost Likely Future Condition
We labor in uncertaintyWe labor in uncertainty A single forecast of the future will be A single forecast of the future will be
wrongwrong Thus, planning is often based on Thus, planning is often based on
what could be not what will bewhat could be not what will be What could be is wide open to What could be is wide open to
debatedebate The process is far more adversarial The process is far more adversarial
than it needs to bethan it needs to be
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Scenario PlanningScenario Planning
Began with US militaryBegan with US military Developed in second half of 20Developed in second half of 20thth
century (Europe) century (Europe) Result of failure of traditional Result of failure of traditional
planningplanning• Deterministic view of futureDeterministic view of future• Forecasts were wrongForecasts were wrong
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When to Use Scenario When to Use Scenario PlanningPlanning
Scenario Planning Deterministic Planning
Deterministic Planning Standard DecisionMaking
Consequence
Uncertainty Much
Grave
Little
Minor
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Scenario Planning StepsScenario Planning Steps
Identify 2 key drivers of future Identify 2 key drivers of future uncertaintyuncertainty
Use them to identify 4 distinct Use them to identify 4 distinct alternative without condition alternative without condition forecastsforecasts
Evaluate plans against each of the Evaluate plans against each of the without project conditionswithout project conditions
Consider an example developed for Consider an example developed for shoreline erosion in Barrow, Alaskashoreline erosion in Barrow, Alaska
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Erosion rate& Beach recovery
Consequence forQuality of life
Severe
Severe
Minor
Minor
Goodbye Barrow
Happy Days
Troubled Times
SurvivingMCDA3
MCDA2
MCDA4
MCDA1
Narratives, written for each scenario, will develop the plan effects in relation to each possible future.
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NarrativesNarratives
True to problem statement in a story-True to problem statement in a story-like waylike way
Each addresses:Each addresses:• erosion problems and storm regime erosion problems and storm regime • fate of infrastructure fate of infrastructure • effect on social fabriceffect on social fabric
These are multiple without conditionsThese are multiple without conditions
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Goodbye BarrowGoodbye Barrow Tells the story of severe erosion rates and beach Tells the story of severe erosion rates and beach
recovery recovery • increasing evidence of global warmingincreasing evidence of global warming• retreating ice coverretreating ice cover• more frequent and more severe stormsmore frequent and more severe storms• retreat of shoreline claims road against ineffective local retreat of shoreline claims road against ineffective local
measuresmeasures• occasional ivu even more hazardous to the communityoccasional ivu even more hazardous to the community• utility interruptions begin to occurutility interruptions begin to occur• people with means move people with means move • quality of life suffersquality of life suffers• …………..and so on...and so on.
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Evaluate plansEvaluate plans
For each scenario evaluate planning For each scenario evaluate planning objectives and criteriaobjectives and criteria• Erosion related impactsErosion related impacts• Infrastructure risk Infrastructure risk • Social consequences Social consequences • Benefits and costsBenefits and costs• Environmental impactsEnvironmental impacts
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Two Basic Ways to ProceedTwo Basic Ways to Proceed
Evaluate each plan against each of the Evaluate each plan against each of the four scenarios (using traditional four scenarios (using traditional evaluation, MCDA, risk ranking) evaluation, MCDA, risk ranking)
Results of this evaluation compared Results of this evaluation compared across plans for the purpose of selecting a across plans for the purpose of selecting a planplan
Choose plan that does best (robustness) Choose plan that does best (robustness) regardless of the future realized?regardless of the future realized?
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Two Basic Ways to ProceedTwo Basic Ways to Proceed
Choose one of the four scenarios as most Choose one of the four scenarios as most likely likely
Proceed as usual through the selection Proceed as usual through the selection processprocess
Evaluate the recommended plan against Evaluate the recommended plan against the other three remaining scenariosthe other three remaining scenarios
Unacceptable results in any of these mean Unacceptable results in any of these mean plan must be reformulated to mitigate plan must be reformulated to mitigate these effects or another plan is selectedthese effects or another plan is selected