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Author : Joonas Hokkanen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789513409166
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Aiding Public Environmental Decision Making by Multicriteria Analysis written by Joonas Hokkanen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Davide Geneletti
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783089539
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Multicriteria Analysis for Environmental Decision-Making written by Davide Geneletti and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicriteria analysis, or MCA, has been increasingly used in environmental decision-making to support the identification of suitable courses of action by integrating factual information with value-based information collected through stakeholder engagement. Multicriteria Analysis for Environmental Decision-Making provides an introduction to the key concepts of MCA and includes a series of case studies that illustrate the application of MCA to a variety of environmental decision-making problems ranging from protected area zoning to landfill siting, and from forest restoration to environmental impact assessment of tourism infrastructures. A compact reference that can be used by researchers, practitioners and planners/decision makers, Multicriteria Analysis for Environmental Decision-Making can also serve as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a broad range of curricula.
Author : Athanasios Spyridakos
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031348923
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Multicriteria Decision Aid and Resource Management written by Athanasios Spyridakos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is focused on the application of methodological approaches and systems of multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in the field of resource management. Resource management constitutes a major challenge of modern times. The book comprehensively examines cases of human resources, material resources and natural resources in particular. It focuses on the efficient utilization of these resources to achieve sustainability of economic, environmental and social aspects. Also, the book presents methodological tools which aim to support the decision making at operational, executive and strategic levels.The book presents recent results of scientific research in the field of MCDA and its applications to resource management. It investigates the resource management challenges and introduces innovative methodological approaches and systems for addressing these resources management issues.
Author : Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303064765X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Environmental and Civil Engineering written by Dilber Uzun Ozsahin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of a multi-criteria, decision-making theory was first studied in the 1970s. Its application in civil and environmental engineering is a new approach which can be enormously helpful for manufacturing companies, students, managers, engineers, etc. The purpose of this book is to provide a resource for students and researchers that includes current application of a multi-criteria, decision-making theory in various fields such as: environment, healthcare and engineering. In addition, practical application are shown for students manually. In real life problems there are many critical parameters (criteria) that can directly or indirectly affect the consequences of different decisions. Application of a multi-criteria, decision-making theory is basically the use of computational methods that incorporate several criteria and order of preference in evaluating and selecting the best option among many alternatives based on the desired outcome.
Author : Igor Linkov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402022433
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making written by Igor Linkov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decision making in environmental projects is typically a complex and confusing process characterized by trade-offs between socio-political, environmental, and economic impacts. Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) is a methodology applied to facilitate decision making when various activities compete for limited resources. CRA has become an increasingly accepted research tool and has helped to characterize environmental profiles and priorities on the regional and national level. CRA may be considered as part of the more general but as yet quite academic field of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Considerable research in the area of MCDA has made available methods for applying scientific decision theoretical approaches to multi-criteria problems, but its applications, especially in environmental areas, are still limited. The papers show that the use of comparative risk assessment can provide the scientific basis for environmentally sound and cost-efficient policies, strategies, and solutions to our environmental challenges.
Author : Robin Gregory
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444333410
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Structured Decision Making written by Robin Gregory and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called Structured Decision Making. It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. This is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress – in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent – requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation. The authors review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in their experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions. Visit www.wiley.com/go/gregory/ to access the figures and tables from the book.
Author : Joonas Hokkanen
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9789289301398
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Use of Decision-aid Methods in the Assessment of Risk Reduction Measures in the Control of Chemicals written by Joonas Hokkanen and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Igor Linkov
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439853185
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis written by Igor Linkov and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental management is often complicated and multidisciplinary and the issues that arise can be difficult to solve analytically. Often, decision makers take ad hoc approaches, which may result in the ignoring of important stakeholder opinions or decision criteria. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) provides a framework by which these types of decisions can be made but, despite being used effectively in many fields, it is not often used in environmental management. Given the novelty and inherent applicability of this decision making framework to the environmental field, there is a need for more teaching tools for MCDA. In particular, there is a need for a case study based approach to help readers navigate the many MCDA methods and decide how to apply them to a specific case. Through a collection of case studies, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Environmental Applications and Case Studies gives readers the tools to apply cutting-edge MCDA methods to their own environmental projects. It offers an overview of the types of MCDA available and a conceptual framework of how it is applied, with the focus on its applicability for environmental science. Taking an in-depth look at the case of sediment management, the book introduces different steps of MCDA processes—from problem formulation and model development to criteria weighing and alternative scoring. The authors then explore the case using various MCDA methods, which allows readers to see clearly how the methodologies differ and gain a better understanding of the mechanistic operation of the analysis. A series of case studies in nanotechnology collectively demonstrate the application of MCDA in situations of high variability and uncertainty that require the integration of technical information and expert judgment—an area where MCDA clearly shines. The authors describe multiple decisions—from risk classification to value of information analysis to the assessment of potential research and funding investments—that readers may face in dealing with emerging environmental threats. Demonstrating the broad applicability of MCDA methods for different types of cases, the book presents a series of case studies ranging from oyster restoration to oil spill response. In conjunction with these cases, the book also provides corresponding decision models that are implemented by the DECERNS software and allow users to examine the same case using multiple MCDA tools. The DECERNS software and models are available for download at www.crcpress.com. Intended both as a research and teaching tool, this book inspires creative thinking when applying MCDA to complicated environmental issues.
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Environmental Decision Making written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Massimo Paruccini
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789048144211
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Applying Multiple Criteria Aid for Decision to Environmental Management written by Massimo Paruccini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MultiCriteria Aid for Decision (MCDA) is an important branch of applied mathematics and operational research. Since 1968 there have been major developments of methods, concepts and applications in many areas. The papers included in this book were presented at the 38th meeting of the European Working Group "Multicriteria Aid for Decision" created at EURO I (Brussels,1975). The two main objectives of the Group are: to contribute to the development of an original way of thinking at the European level in the field of MCDA by approaching open problems, and to enable each member to present his/her research and submit it to the critical discussion of the Group. For the first time, specific applications of MCDA to Environmental Management were the focus of the 38th meeting, held in Ispra at the Joint Research Centre (J. R. C. ) of the Commission of the European Communities. The focus of the Conference emerged from the convergence of two main requirements. They are, the evolution of environmental management towards the use of multicriteria aid for decision methods and the increase use of MCDA in different fields in which complex decision problems arise. Current society requests aids for decision makers from different scientific disciplines in the assessment and management of these kind of problems. Since they cannot be solved on the basis of one criterion of choice, that is by the optimization of just one criterion, the MCDA methods have been selected.
Author : Valerie Belton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461514959
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis written by Valerie Belton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA), also termed multiple criteria decision aid, or multiple criteria decision making (MCDM), has developed rapidly over the past quarter century and in the process a number of divergent schools of thought have emerged. This can make it difficult for a new entrant into the field to develop a comprehensive appreciation of the range of tools and approaches which are available to assist decision makers in dealing with the ever-present difficulties of seeking compromise or consensus between conflicting inter ests and goals, i.e. the "multiple criteria". The diversity of philosophies and models makes it equally difficult for potential users of MCDA, i.e. management scientists and/or decision makers facing problems involving conflicting goals, to gain a clear understanding of which methodologies are appropriate to their particular context. Our intention in writing this book has been to provide a compre hensive yet widely accessible overview of the main streams of thought within MCDA. We aim to provide readers with sufficient awareness of the underlying philosophies and theories, understanding of the practi cal details of the methods, and insight into practice to enable them to implement any of the approaches in an informed manner. As the title of the book indicates, our emphasis is on developing an integrated view of MCDA, which we perceive to incorporate both integration of differ ent schools of thought within MCDA, and integration of MCDA with broader management theory, science and practice.
Author : Felix Müller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642587690
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)
Download or read book Eco Targets, Goal Functions, and Orientors written by Felix Müller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises the proceedings of the International Workshop on Eco logical Goal Functions, held at the Schleswig-Holstein Cultural Center of Salzau, August 30 -September 4, 1996. The conference - first in a series - intended to be convened at Salzau at 1 -2 year intervals to address various aspects of theo retical and application-oriented ecology, was initiated, organized and carried out under the auspices of the Ecology Center of the Kiel University. It featured key note addresses, invited lectures, submitted papers, and posters. 32 contributions written by authors from eight countries, were selected to be presented in this book. From the very rich discussions of the workshop, some general characteristics emerged which might become important for a deeper understanding of the nature of evolving systems or, in other words, systems with a history, described by variables with a high degree of interdependence. These characteristics include the following: Speaking of 'goal functions' is a convenient 'fa~on de parler', since a logical analysis of the formal structure of teleological and causal explanations shows that both are analogous with regard to the inherent structural typology and the basic mode of explanation. Teleological interpretations introduce motives or objectives of actors into the set of 'antecedens' conditions relevant for system evolution, and are consequently a subset of causal interpretations.
Author : Maria Franca Norese
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031284658
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Multicriteria Decision Aiding Interventions written by Maria Franca Norese and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to multicriteria decision aiding (MCDA) interventions used in complex situations. In each chapter, expert analysts propose a piece of the puzzle, while the final, complete puzzle offers an interesting reflection of the main challenges and difficulties associated with decision aiding interventions, as well as the different tools adopted in response. Particular attention is given to the approaches used to identify and overcome specific difficulties. Designed for analysts familiar with several multicriteria methods but seeking detailed information and experience, this book helps to elaborate and validate MC models in real-life decision aiding interventions. In addition, it helps novice analysts appreciate the difficulty of decision aiding and use the available methods to reduce or control them with the help of socio-technical approaches.
Author : Constantin Zopounidis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319392921
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Multiple Criteria Decision Making written by Constantin Zopounidis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad range of innovative applications and case studies in all areas of management and engineering, including public administration, finance, marketing, engineering, transportation, and energy systems. It addresses issues related to problem structuring, preference modeling, and model construction, presenting a framework that provides clear decision-making support in practice. In addition, it includes hybrid and integrated techniques combining multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) with other analytical methods. The book reflects the growing impact of MCDM in the field of management science and operations research. Building on recent and established theoretical advances and presenting their applications in specific domains, it offers a comprehensive resource for researchers, graduate students and professionals alike.
Author : Ralph W. Tiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Status and Recent Trends of Wetlands in Five Mid-atlantic States written by Ralph W. Tiner and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nolberto Munier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402020902
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Multicriteria Environmental Assessment written by Nolberto Munier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses real-life examples to analyze techniques for undertaking the task of making an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a project. The text offers suggestions on how to quantify the effects on people’s lives; comparative end results of using certain renewable and non-renewable resources; how to cost economic development against sustainability; and how to measure the unmeasurable: sunsets, tropical forests, mountains and more.
Author : Baruch Fischhoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521278928
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (789 download)
Download or read book Acceptable Risk written by Baruch Fischhoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A framework for making decisions about risks, with recommendations for research, public policy, and practice.
