A Spatial Decision Support System for local shared strategies: The Avellino-Rocchetta S. Antonio railway

The paper explores potential of a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS), named Integrated Spatial Assessment (ISA), in the field of land-use planning, considering boththe technical knowledge of the decision-making problem and the lay knowledge of the local community for the con-struction of shared transformationchoices.Through the empirical investigation in an operative case study, the Avellino-Rocchetta S. Antonio railway line, in the South of Italy, an inte-grated evaluative approach implemented in a SDSS can make us go beyond space and hierarchical limits, taking into account the different multidimen-sional components, making clear the weights and recognizing the different priorities, and finding fit and situated strategies, according to an interactive and dynamic dialogue among expertise and local communities.