Fynbos (fine bush) vegetation and the supply of water: a comparison of multi-criteria decision analysis and cost-benefit analysis

Joubert, Alison; Leiman, Anthony; Klerk, Helen Margaret De; Katua, Stephen; Aggenbach, J.Coenrad

doi:10.1016/s0921-8009(97)00573-9

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“…hedonic pricing, travel costs, choice modelling), contingent valuation has become a widely used tool in cost-benefit analyses to elicit stated preferences on environmental matters (Spash et al 2005). The use of economic values for environmental impacts or services has been criticised, as there is doubt whether markets really reflect social preferences (Joubert et al 1997;Spash et al 2005). For example, a person's preference could be affected by budget constraints and would not state his or her real preference (Joubert et al 1997).…”

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“…The use of economic values for environmental impacts or services has been criticised, as there is doubt whether markets really reflect social preferences (Joubert et al 1997;Spash et al 2005). For example, a person's preference could be affected by budget constraints and would not state his or her real preference (Joubert et al 1997). Despite the criticism, economic valuation is considered an important method to incorporate ecosystem services into decision making (Mooney et al 2005;Bateman et al 2013), because the use of economic values has the advantage that the outcomes of a cost-benefit analysis are compatible with the market mechanism and that they are comprehensible to decision makers (Diakoulaki and Karangelis 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

Verkerk¹

2015

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Verkerk P.J. (2015). Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests. Dissertationes Forestales 197. 50 p. http://dx.doi.org/10. 14214/df.197 Forests provide many benefits to society and it is important to understand if, and how, policies affect the provisioning of ecosystem services. The objective of this dissertation was to analyze and evaluate impacts of intensified biomass production and biodiversity protection on ecosystem services provided by European forests.Article I assessed to what extent forests are protected and how felling restrictions affect the potential annual wood supply. Felling restrictions applied to currently protected forest areas reduce the long-term potential supply of wood by 35 million m 3 yr -1 . Despite these restrictions, wood harvesting is allowed to a fair extent in these protected forests.Articles II-V assessed the future woody biomass potentials and impacts of different scenarios on forests using the European Forest Information SCENario model (EFISCEN). In article II, the realisable woody biomass potential was estimated at 741 million m 3 yr -1 in 2010, including woody biomass from stems, residues, stumps and other biomass, ranging from 620 to 891 million m 3 yr -1 in 2030. Mobilising these potentials would imply drastic changes in the management of European forests.According to articles III-V intensified biomass removals could involve trade-offs with other forest ecosystem services. Carbon storage in forest biomass, as well as the amount of deadwood, was projected to decline due to measures to intensify the use of forests. An economic valuation showed that intensifying biomass removals could lead to a net economic benefit measured by the aggregated value of five ecosystem services, as compared to projections without measures to intensify use of forest biomass. Larger social benefits could potentially be obtained if biodiversity protection is enhanced in European forests.The results presented in this dissertation illustrate that careful planning is required to accommodate the need for protection of biodiversity, the expected growing demand for wood, as well as the provisioning of forest ecosystem services. Keywords: ecosystem services, EFISCEN, scenario analysis 4 ACKOWLEDGEMENTSFinally the moment is there that the preface of my dissertation can be written. This means that the work on my dissertation is soon completed, which is a liberating thought! This academic dissertation is the result of work carried out during several years in various projects in which I have been involved as part of my work at the European Forest Institute (EFI). I would like to thank EFI and especially my supervisor Marcus Lindner for providing me the opportunity to work on these projects. I also would like to thank him for all the support he provided throughout the years. It has been a real pleasure to work with him. I also would like to thank all (current and former) colleagues in Joensuu and Barcelona that have made EFI an interesting place to...

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Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

Verkerk¹

2015

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“…Different authors (like e.g. Bosch and Kahn, 2003;Brouwer and van Ek, 2004;van Pelt, 1994;Joubert et al, 1997) have tried to conceptualise the decision between the two methods following an exclusion principle of certain criteria. Since this can either lead to an oversimplification of the choice of the method or to a too complex decision structure following the exclusion principle, we want to emphasise only two important strands of argumentation here.…”

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“…The emphasis of these tools lies in providing a sound basis for decision makers' information to consider the alternative projects and to choose the optimal solution. Both CBA and MCA, try to present information in a reasoned, consistent and orderly way open to the interpretation of the decision maker (Joubert et al, 1997). It is noteworthy that CBA and MCA aim at constructing or creating information that can be useful to an actor taking part in a decision process.…”

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A conceptual approach to the use of Cost Benefit and Multi Criteria Analysis in natural hazard management

Gamper

Thöni

Weck-Hannemann

2006

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Decision-making for protection measures against natural hazards entails major complexities for final decision makers. The issue in question does not only implicate a variety of criteria that need to be considered but also scarce financial resources make the allocation decision a difficult task. Furthermore, these decisions appear to be multidisciplinary in nature. Stakeholders from experts over politicians and the public are among the affected parties in making and dealing with the consequences of such decisions. In order to capture the complexity that arises when incorporating the varieties of interests as well as impacts protection measures have on the environment, the economy and society, transparent and multidisciplinary decision support techniques are needed. This paper looks at how Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), a tool already applied to decisions concerning protective measures, and Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA), even though new to the field as such but already successfully practiced in other environmental areas, perform according to the abovementioned criteria. A conceptual overview of the methodologies will be given along with a discussion of the respective strengths and weaknesses. Looking at past applications, this overview gives an analysis about the potential of socio economics in its contribution to natural hazard research.

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“…Because of its transparency, MCDA is now a preferred alternative when it comes to making decisions involving more than one or more parties with multiple perspectives. In addition to being transparent, MCDA is now considered as one of the better techniques around because it offers accountability to decision procedures which according to [13] and [14] may otherwise have unclear motives and rationale. Accountability is achieved by being able to explicitly state the reasons for choosing an option and also being able to audit past decisions.…”

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Integrating Geographical Information Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Analytical Hierarchy Process in Modelling Optimum Sites for Locating Water Reservoirs. A Case Study of the Debub District in Eritrea

Tsiko

Haile

2011

Water

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Abstract:The aim of this study was to model water reservoir site selection for a real world application in the administrative district of Debub, Eritrea. This is a region were scarcity of water is a fundamental problem. Erratic rainfall, drought and unfavourable hydro-geological characteristics exacerbates the region's water supply. Consequently, the population of Debub is facing severe water shortages and building reservoirs has been promoted as a possible solution to meet the future demand of water supply. This was the most powerful motivation to identify candidate sites for locating water reservoirs. A number of conflicting qualitative and quantitative criteria exist for evaluating alternative sites. Decisions regarding criteria are often accompanied by ambiguities and vagueness. This makes fuzzy logic a more natural approach to this kind of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) problems. This paper proposes a combined two-stage MCDA methodology. The first stage involved utilizing the most simplistic type of data aggregation techniques known as Boolean Intersection or logical AND to identify areas restricted by environmental and hydrological constraints and therefore excluded from further study. The second stage involved integrating fuzzy logic with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify optimum and back-up candidate water reservoir sites in the area designated for further study. OPEN ACCESSWater 2011, 3 255

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Fynbos (fine bush) vegetation and the supply of water: a comparison of multi-criteria decision analysis and cost-benefit analysis

Cited by 73 publications

References 24 publications

Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

A conceptual approach to the use of Cost Benefit and Multi Criteria Analysis in natural hazard management

Integrating Geographical Information Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Analytical Hierarchy Process in Modelling Optimum Sites for Locating Water Reservoirs. A Case Study of the Debub District in Eritrea

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