Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

Belton, Valérie; Stewart, Theodor J.

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“…Techniques: In our review, 34.3 % of the studies used discourse analysis, 27.1 % used Likert-type scales [a measure of the level of agreement or disagreement to a statement according to a symmetric scale; e.g., 1-5, 0-3, 0-10 (Likert 1932)], 22.9 % used ranking or weighting [including AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) (Saaty 1980) and swingweighting], 8.6 % used Multi-Criteria Decision Aid [MCDA (Belton and Stewart 2001)], 5.7 % used community mapping, and 1.4 % used outcomes from a workshop or focus group (Fig. 4b).…”

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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Felipe‐Lucia

Comı́n

Escalera-Reyes

2014

AMBIO

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Methods to assess ecosystem services using ecological or economic approaches are considerably better defined than methods for the social approach. To identify why the social approach remains unclear, we reviewed current trends in the literature. We found two main reasons: (i) the cultural ecosystem services are usually used to represent the whole social approach, and (ii) the economic valuation based on social preferences is typically included in the social approach. Next, we proposed a framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services that provides alternatives to economics methods, enables comparison across studies, and supports decision-making in land planning and management. The framework includes the agreements emerged from the review, such as considering spatial-temporal flows, including stakeholders from all social ranges, and using two complementary methods to value ecosystem services. Finally, we provided practical recommendations learned from the application of the proposed framework in a case study.

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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Felipe‐Lucia

Comı́n

Escalera-Reyes

2014

AMBIO

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“…Other methods for deriving part-worth utilities are outlined by Belton and Stewart (2002). In the present context, participants are asked repeatedly to choose between a pair of hypothetical sheep flocks with respect to which flock is more preferred.…”

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A preference-based approach to deriving breeding objectives: applied to sheep breeding

Byrne

Amer²,

Fennessy³

et al. 2012

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Using internet-based software known as 1000Minds, choice-experiment surveys were administered to experts and farmers from the Irish sheep industry to capture their preferences with respect to the relative importance -represented by part-worth utilitiesof target traits in the definition of a breeding objective for sheep in Ireland. Sheep production in Ireland can be broadly separated into lowland and hill farming systems; therefore, each expert was asked to answer the survey first as if he or she were a lowland farmer and second as a hill farmer. In addition to the experts, a group of lowland and a group of hill farmers were surveyed to assess whether, and to what extent, the groups' preferences differ from the experts' preferences. The part-worth utilities obtained from the surveys were converted into relative economic value terms per unit change in each trait. These measures -referred to as 'preference economic values' (pEVs) -were compared with economic values for the traits obtained from bio-economic models. The traits 'value per lamb at the meat processor' and 'lamb survival to slaughter' were revealed as being the two most important traits for the surveyed experts responding as lowland and hill farmers, respectively. In contrast, 'number of foot baths per year for ewes' and 'number of anthelmintic treatments per year for ewes' were the two least important traits. With the exception of 'carcase fat class' (P , 0.05), there were no statistically significant differences in the mean pEVs obtained from the surveyed experts under both the lowland and hill farming scenarios. Compared with the economic values obtained from bio-economic models, the pEVs for 'lambing difficulty' when the experts responded as lowland farmers were higher (P , 0.001); and they were lower (P , 0.001) for 'carcase conformation class', 'carcase fat class' (less negative) and 'ewe mature weight' (less negative) under both scenarios. Compared with surveyed experts, pEVs from lowland farmers differed significantly for 'lambing difficulty', 'lamb survival to slaughter', 'average days to slaughter of lambs', 'number of foot baths per year for ewes', 'number of anthelmintic treatments per year for ewes' and 'ewe mature weight'. Compared with surveyed experts, pEVs from hill farmers differed significantly for 'lambing difficulty', 'average days to slaughter of lambs' and 'number of foot baths per year for ewes'. This study indicates that preference-based tools have the potential to contribute to the definition of breeding objectives where production and price data are not available.

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“…One approach suggests splitting the MCA model and creating a specific single-assessment model for each scenario. In this approach, different weights are subsequently assigned to the evaluation criteria under each scenario [130,131]. Schroeder and Lambert [132] used a similar approach in which weights of the evaluation criteria were altered.…”

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Integrated approach to the assessment of CO2e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

Alsabbagh

Siu

Guehnemann

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Integrated approach to the assessment of CO 2 e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain AbstractThe transport sector is one of the fastest-growing energy-consuming sectors in the world and it contributes greatly to emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e). In Bahrain, CO 2 e emissions from the transport sector grew by an average of 8% annually between 1994 and 2006. The aim of this research was to develop an integrated approach to assess the measures adopted to reduce CO 2 e emissions by the transport sector within the context of climate change mitigation. This approach used the multi-criteria analysis methodology of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to embed conventional assessment methods and a participatory approach. Three extensions to the original AHP methodology were developed: multi-AHP models, scenario packaging, and the examination of the plausibility of the results. The AHP results showed that certain fuel economy standards achieved the highest scores against five qualitative and quantitative criteria. Using socially and politically acceptable options, an integrated approach to CO 2 e mitigation could achieve a reduction in emissions of around 22% by 2030 (compared with 2010), at a cost of USD 112 per metric tonne of avoided CO 2 e emissions. Results from surveys of policymakers, experts, and the general public indicated that the outcomes of scenario packaging were plausible. The contributions of this research are two-fold. First, for the first time in Bahrain, the preferences of the general public have been considered and integrated with both the preferences of policymakers and experts and the results obtained from conventional assessment methods. Second, a structured approach for the integration of different assessment methods, transferable to other contexts, was developed and examined. Furthermore, multi-AHP models were introduced that can reflect the preferences of different concerned groups. Applications of this approach include 3 assessment of the implementation of mitigation measures that could affect a number of concerned groups, decision making in energy-consuming sectors, and development of mitigation policy packages.

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Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

A preference-based approach to deriving breeding objectives: applied to sheep breeding

Integrated approach to the assessment of CO2e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

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