Multicriteria-based environmental policy

Funtowicz, Silvio; Martínez‐Alier, Joan; Munda, Giuseppe; Ravetz, Joe; Abaza, Hussein; Baranzini, Andrea

doi:10.4337/9781781009550.00011

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“…This is even more relevant in environmental policy and governance, where most real-world decisions are subject to high degrees of uncertainty (Funtowicz et al, 1999). The sensitivity analysis allows testing whether the final ranking of alternatives changes if the assumptions or parameters included in the aggregation model vary.…”

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A participatory integrated assessment approach for Natura 2000 network sites

Etxano

Garmendia

Pascual

et al. 2015

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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Managing protected areas (PAs) requires dealing with complex social-ecological systems where multiple dimensions (i.e. social, institutional, economic and ecological) interact over time. Uni-dimensional and top-down approaches have been unable to capture this complexity. Instead, new integrated approaches that acknowledge the multidimensional nature of PAs and the diversity of social actors in the decision making process are required. In this paper we put forward a novel participatory assessment approach which integrates multiple methodologies to reflect value articulating institutions in the case of a Natura 2000 (N2000) network site in the Basque Country (Southern Europe). This novel approach is based on a social multi-criteria evaluation framework, that integrates (i) economic values derived from a choice experiment, (ii) ecological values by means of a spatial biogeographic assessment, and (iii) a participatory process among diverse social actors. The case study shows that through the integration of diverse perspectives it is possible to achieve compromise solutions that foster the ecological values of PAs while enhancing other socioeconomic benefits. Such co-benefits are important to enhance the acceptance and scope of N2000 and overcome undesirable social-ecological conflicts. We also show that the inclusion of all affected parties in a deliberative process is a key prerequisite to ensure ecologically effective and socially acceptable decisions that will lead to sustainable conservation policies.

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Section: Robustness Of the Results: Conflict And Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

A participatory integrated assessment approach for Natura 2000 network sites

Etxano

Garmendia

Pascual

et al. 2015

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…The purpose of 'green accounting' is to provide information on the sustainability of the economy but there is no settled doctrine on how to combine different and sometimes contradictory indicators and indexes in a way immediately useful for policy (in the sense that GDP or other macroeconomic statistics have been useful for policy) (Funtowicz et al, 1999(Funtowicz et al, , 2002. The expression 'Taking nature into account' (much used both in the UN system and in the European Union) hides the tension between money valuation and appraisal through physical indicators and indexes (which themselves might show contradictory trends).…”

Section: Measuring Sustainability: the Issue Of Sustainability Assessmentioning

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“Measuring Sustainability”: A Multi-Criterion Framework

Munda

2005

Environ Dev Sustain

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So far, the elementary question of whether one country's or region's economy is moving towards sustainability or away from it cannot be answered with unanimous consensus on the 'measuring rod(s)' to be employed. The main assumption of this article is that sustainability assessment needs a set of multi-dimensional indicators. From this assumption a question arises: how could such indicators be aggregated? Often, some indicators improve while others deteriorate. For instance, when incomes grow, SO 2 might go down while CO 2 increases. It has to be noted that this is the classical conflictual situation studied in multi-criteria decision theory. The use of a multi-criterion framework for making operational the 'measuring of sustainability' is discussed here by means of illustrative examples and more formal arguments.

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“…Power relations, hidden interests, cultural constraints, and social participation are becoming more and more relevant in environmental policy and economic analyses [38]. These values are therefore the rule rather than the exception in land-use planning [39].…”

Section: Literature and Method: A Participatory Multi-criteria Framewmentioning

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Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

Acosta

Quintana

2015

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Sustainable forest planning should involve the participation of stakeholder communities in the decision-making process. This participation can help avoid the possible rejection of new planning measures. In this paper, the decision-making process to implement regulations on the use of forest tracks on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) is analyzed. In recent years, the number of people using the island's forest environments has notably increased, leading to conflicts between different users of the tracks; as a result, the Island Council of Tenerife is working on regulating these pathways. This paper describes the framing analysis, design, and implementation of a participatory multi-criteria approach to explore, together with stakeholders, the best policy alternatives related to forest planning and management issues of forest track use. To do this, a set of tools has been developed, consisting of institutional analysis, participatory methods, and multi-criteria assessment techniques.

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Multicriteria-based environmental policy

Cited by 23 publications

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A participatory integrated assessment approach for Natura 2000 network sites

A participatory integrated assessment approach for Natura 2000 network sites

“Measuring Sustainability”: A Multi-Criterion Framework

Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

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