Using multi-criteria analysis and visualisation for sustainable forest management planning with stakeholder groups

Sheppard, Stephen R.J.; Meitner, Michael J.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.10.032

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“…Mean weightings for criteria would then be generated by averaging ordinal preferences across all participants. This 'public MCDA' approach has been successfully trialed for forestry management and marine-protected area decisions with surprising agreement between technical experts and stakeholders on preferred options (Brown et al, 2001;Sheppard and Meitner, 2005).…”

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“…Pilot studies will be essential for determining whether, and to what extent, these issues are involved with decommissioning decisions, as well as identifying any additional issues that may be specific to decommissioning scenarios. Pilot studies will also be important for refining effective methods of communication between technical experts and stakeholders, for example, the potential benefit of visual simulations for communication of alternative decommissioning options (Sheppard and Meitner, 2005). To our knowledge, there is no published information available on effective methods for stakeholder participation in the decommissioning process, either direct or indirect.…”

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A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

Fowler

Macreadie

Jones

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Ocean & Coastal Management

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Article (refereed) -postprintFowler, A.M.; Macreadie, P.I.; Jones, D.O.B.; Booth, D.J.. 2014 A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. Ocean & Coastal Management, 87. 20-29. 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013 Contact NOC NORA team at publications@noc.soton.ac.ukThe NERC and NOC trademarks and logos ('the Trademarks') are registered trademarks of NERC in the UK and other countries, and may not be used without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner.A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure AbstractThousands of the world's offshore oil and gas structures are approaching obsolescence and will require decommissioning within the next decade. Many nations have blanket regulations requiring obsolete structures to be removed, yet this option is unlikely to yield optimal environmental, societal and economic outcomes in all situations. We propose that nations adopt a flexible approach that allows decommissioning options to be selected from the full range of alternatives (including 'rigs-to-reefs' options) on a case-by-case basis. We outline a method of multi-criteria decision analysis (Multi-criteria Approval, MA) for evaluating and comparing alternative decommissioning options across key selection criteria, including environmental, financial, socioeconomic, and health and safety considerations. The MA approach structures the decision problem, forces explicit consideration of trade-offs and directly involves stakeholder groups in the decision process. We identify major decommissioning options and provide a generic list of selection criteria required for inclusion in the MA decision process. To deal with knowledge gaps concerning environmental impacts of decommissioning, we suggest that expert opinion feed into the MA approach until sufficient data become available. We conducted a limited trial of the MA decision approach to demonstrate its application to a complex and controversial decommissioning scenario; Platform Grace in southern California. The approach indicated, for this example, that the option 'leave in place intact' would likely provide best environmental outcomes in the event of future decommissioning. In summary, the MA approach will allow the environmental, social, and economic impacts of decommissioning decisions to be assessed simultaneously in a transparent manner.

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A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

Fowler

Macreadie

Jones

et al. 2014

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…Criteria and indicators are a commonly used tool in the profession of forestry [17][18][19] and urban design [20]. There have been a few studies looking at indicator sets for urban forestry [21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

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“…For example, the use of criteria and indicator sets is well established in sustainable forest management plans [17][18][19] and literature exists on what constitutes a good indicator [17]. According to their literature review, Harshaw et al [17] list the characteristics of a good indicator as:…”

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Urban Forest Indicators for Planning and Designing Future Forests

Barron

Sheppard

Condon

2016

Forests

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This paper describes a research project exploring future urban forests. This study uses a Delphi approach to develop a set of key indicators for healthy, resilient urban forests. Two groups of experts participated in the Delphi survey: International academics and local practitioners. The results of the Delphi indicate that "urban tree diversity" and "physical access to nature" are indicators of high importance. "Tree risk" and "energy conservation" were rated as indicators of relatively low importance. Results revealed some differences between academics and practitioners in terms of their rating of the indicators. The research shows that some indicators rated as high importance are not necessarily the ones measured or promoted by many municipal urban forestry programs. In particular, social indicators of human health and well-being were rated highly by participants, but not routinely measured by urban forestry programs.

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“…Svariati autori affermano che, essendo la GFS basata sul principio della molteplicità di beni e servizi forniti dalla foresta alla società (Kozak et al 2008, Gatto et al 2009), debba seguire un approccio partecipativo che tenga nella debita considerazione i differenti usi e richieste sociali (Sheppard & Meitner 2005, Sheppard 2005, Kant & Lee 2004. Dal punto di vista tecnico il conseguimento di una molteplicità di obiettivi molte volte non sinergici o, addirittura, in conflitto, nella pratica selvicolturale non è sempre realizzabile con un trattamento specifico; in molti casi la massimizzazione di un obiettivo comporta la massimizzazione parziale o addirittura la minimizzazione di altri obiettivi.…”

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Perceptive analysis of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) through the cognitive maps

Paletto¹,

Meo²,

Salvatore³

et al. 2014

Forest@

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IntroduzioneI cambiamenti sociali, economici, politici e culturali dell'ultimo secolo hanno portato, nei paesi ad economia avanzata, a una serie di mutamenti socio-politici tangibili quali l'urbanizzazione, l'educazione di massa, la specializzazione occupazionale e la burocratizzazione (Martinelli 2008). Tali cambiamenti hanno fatto emergere nuovi bisogni e richieste da parte della società nei confronti delle risorse naturali. È in questo contesto che nell'ambito della gestione delle risorse naturali si è affermato un nuovo paradigma di gestione forestale, che ha combinato i principi della multifunzionalità forestale con il concetto di sviluppo sostenibile così come definito dal " Rapporto Brundtland" (Brundtland 1987). Il suddetto paradigma, definito come Gestione Forestale Sostenibile (GFS), è il prodotto del cambiamento nella gerarchia dei valori che ha messo in secondo piano i valori materialistici a favore di quelli post-materialistici (Inglehart 1998). Se analizziamo tale gerarchia di valori nell'ambito del rapporto tra società e risorse naturali, i valori materialistici sono rappresentati dai cosiddetti valori economici utili al sostentamento delle comunità locali (ad esempio, la legna da arde- it).Abstract: Perceptive analysis of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) through the cognitive maps. SFM is the current paradigm in forest management. This paradigm has mixed the principles of multifunctionality with the concept of sustainable development. Despite the association between SFM and public participation, the sustainable management of forest resource can be achieved from the technical point of view both with a topdown approach, where a low number of social actors are involved in the decision making process, and a bottom-up approach, where the number of social actors and interests is broad. Following this second approach, a preliminary stage is the construction of the scenario perceived (mapping of stakeholders and analysis of the hierarchy of preferences and interests). This analysis, achieved through the construction of individual and collective cognitive maps, improves the cognitive framework and supports the facilitator in the decision making process. The cognitive maps of the stakeholders are the starting point of the participatory forest management. The paper focuses on the implementation of a method, based on the cognitive maps, aimed to identify and analyse the perception and the hierarchy of interests of the stakeholders with respect to the SFM. The method was tested in a case study characterized by rural vocation where the primary sector has a key role from both social and economic point of views (Alto Matese, Molise Region).

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Using multi-criteria analysis and visualisation for sustainable forest management planning with stakeholder groups

Cited by 301 publications

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A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

Urban Forest Indicators for Planning and Designing Future Forests

Perceptive analysis of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) through the cognitive maps

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