Multicriteria analysis for environmental decision making /
The book provides an introduction to key concepts of multicriteria analysis, and a series of case studies that illustrate its application to a variety of environmental decision-making problems, ranging from protected area zoning to landfill siting, and from forest restoration to environmental impact...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Anthem Press,
2019.
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| Series: | The Anthem environment and sustainability initiative (AESI)
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Front Matter; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Author and Contributors; Chapter2 Int-6; Introduction; Chapter 1 Principles of Multicriteria Analysis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Establishing the Decision Context and Structuring the Problem; 1.3 Running the MCA; 1.3.1 Criteria assessment; 1.3.2 Criteria weighting; 1.3.3 Criteria aggregation; 1.3.4 Sensitivity analysis; 1.4 Conclusions; Chapter 2 A Review of MCA Applications for Nature Conservation; 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Findings of the Review2.2.1 Decision context and structuring; 2.2.2 Analysis; 2.2.3 Decision; 2.3 Discussion and Recommendations for Best Practices; 2.3.1 Decision context and structuring; 2.3.2 Analysis; 2.3.2 Decision; 2.4 Conclusions; Chapter 3 Landfill Site Selection: Combining Spatial MCA with Stakeholder Analysis; 3.1 Context; 3.1.1 Environmental decision-making problem; 3.1.2 Case study description; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Stakeholder analysis to identify decision criteria; 3.2.2 SMCA to design possible landfill sites; 3.2.3 MCA to rank landfill sites; 3.3 Results
- 3.4 Lesson Learned and ConclusionsChapter 4 Protected Area Zoning: Integrating Spatial MCA and Multi-Objective Evaluation; 4.1 Context; 4.1.1 Environmental decision-making problem; 4.1.2 Case study description; 4.2 Methods; 4.2.1 Spatial MCA to assess land suitability; 4.2.2 Multi-objective land allocation to assign protection levels; 4.3 Results; 4.4 Lesson Learned and Conclusions; Chapter 5 Forest Landscape Restoration: Applying MCA to Design and Compare Options; 5.1 Context; 5.1.1 Environmental decision-making problem; 5.1.2 Case study description; 5.2 Methods
- 5.2.1 Generation of suitability maps5.2.2 Design of reforestation options; 5.2.3 Comparison of reforestation options; 5.3 Results; 5.4 Lesson Learned and Conclusions; Chapter 6 Impact Assessment of SKI Areas: Combining GIS Indicators With MCA; 6.1 Context; 6.1.1 Environmental decision-making problem; 6.1.2 Case study description; 6.2 Methods; 6.2.1 Impact assessment of ski areas; 6.2.2 MCA to compare ski areas; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Lesson Learned and Conclusions; Conclusions; End Matter; Annex; References; Index