Multi-attribute preference modelling and regional land-use planning

Ananda, Jayanath; Herath, Gamini

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.06.024

Cited by 68 publications

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“…Ananda (2007) and Ananda and Herath (2008) incorporate stakeholders' preferences to define land use in Finnish forests using AHP and MAVT. Hiltunen et al (2009) employ interactive software that uses heuristics models (MESTA) to support decision-making on sustainable forest management in Finland.…”

Section: Land Usementioning

confidence: 99%

A critical review of multi-criteria decision making in protected areas

Castro-Pardo

Urios

2016

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ABSTRACT:Multi-criteria analysis in collaborative decision making can provide a useful tool to improve the governance in protected areas with strong conflicts between stakeholders. This paper offers an in-depth review about MCDM methods in protected areas. The analysis considers the topics Land Use, Management, Species, and Zoning and it is based in two dimensions: Methods and Participation. Topics and MCDM methods and Topics and Participation were significantly related and contrasted using a Chisquared test, respectively. We have identified two groups by topics: Zoning and Species use continuous non participative methods and Land Use and Management use discrete methods with increasing participation. KEYWORDS:Collaborative Decision-Making, Multi-criteria analysis, protected areas. Una revisión crítica de la toma de decisiones multi-criterio en áreas protegidas RESUMEN:El análisis multi-criterio para toma de decisiones colaborativa ofrece una herramienta útil para mejorar la gobernanza en áreas protegidas, con fuertes conflictos de intereses entre agentes. Este artículo ofrece una revisión en profundidad sobre métodos MCDM en áreas protegidas. El análisis considera los temas Uso de la tierra, Gestión, Especies y Zonificación, y se basa en dos dimensiones: Mé-todos y Participación. Los Temas y las Técnicas MCDM y los Temas y la Participación están significativamente correlacionados respectivamente según un test Chi-cuadrado. Hemos identificado dos grupos: Especies y Zonificación usan métodos continuos no participativos y Uso de la tierra y Gestión, utilizan métodos discretos donde la participación es creciente. PALABRAS CLAVE:Análisis multi-criterio, áreas protegidas, toma de decisiones colaborativa.

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Section: Land Usementioning

confidence: 99%

A critical review of multi-criteria decision making in protected areas

Castro-Pardo

Urios

2016

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“…In the literature, many techniques have been proposed to analyze stakeholders' opinions and preferences (Mendoza and Prabhu, 2006;Kangas et al, 2006;Dom ınguez, 2011;and Ananda and Herath, 2008). One of the techniques currently used to assess stakeholders' opinions is the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stakeholders' appraisal of biomass-based energy development at local scale

Nikodinoska

Mattivi

Notaro

et al. 2015

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Bioenergy has a key role in the European Union (EU) policy aimed at enhancing energy security and mitigating climate change. In the implementation of EU policy at national, and—especially—at regional and local levels, the inclusion of stakeholders' opinions is crucial to increase social acceptance and to reduce conflicts between the parties. This study analyzes stakeholders' opinions of biomass-based energy development at the local level (Sarentino valley, South Tyrol region, Italy) by using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)-AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) approach. SWOT-AHP methodology was implemented in three stages: stakeholders analysis, identification of the SWOT factors, and evaluation of the SWOT factors. Strategic factors were evaluated using the outcomes of a questionnaire administered to five groups of stakeholders (public administrations, NGO and associations, academia, farmers, and forest-wood chain actors). The results showed a firm prevalence for the strengths (33.3%) and opportunities (32.9%) over the potential threats (18.8%) and weaknesses (15%) of the actual bioenergy supply chain in Sarentino valley. SWOT-AHP methodology could be useful in the development and implementation of a local and regional participatory decision making process in the forest-wood-energy supply chain as it can provide structural and quantified analysis of the subjective preferences of the stakeholders.

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“…In other words, the optimal solution is created or 'designed' using techniques based on tools such as multi-objective linear programming (e.g. Cova and Church 2000, Aerts et al 2003, Ananda and Herath 2008, Janssen et al 2008, Santé-Riveira et al 2008. As a special case of design methods, interactive optimization offers solutions to the planner in a number of steps where, after each step, the planner can change the conditions for optimization (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%