Sustainability Assessment of Concepts for Energetic Use of Biomass: A Multi-Criteria Decision Support Approach

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Lerche ◽  
Meike Schmehl ◽  
Jutta Geldermann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Sustainability Assessment

Participatory decision support for sustainable forest management: a framework for planning with local communities at the landscape level in Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1515-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen RJ Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Landscape Level

There is an increasing demand for active public involvement in forestry decision making, but there are as yet few established models for achieving this in the new sustainable forest management (SFM) context. At the level of the working forest, the fields of forest sustainability assessment, public participation, decision support, and computer technology in spatial modelling and visualization need to be integrated. This paper presents the results of a literature review of public participation and decision-support methods, with emphasis on case study examples in participatory decision support. These suggest that emerging methods, such as public multicriteria analysis of alternative forest management scenarios and allied tools, may lend themselves to public processes addressing sustainability criteria and indicators. The paper develops a conceptual framework for participatory decision support to address the special needs of SFM in tactical planning at the landscape level. This framework consists of principles, process criteria, and preliminary guidelines for designing and evaluating SFM planning processes with community input. More well-documented studies are needed to develop comprehensive, engaging, open, and accountable processes that support informed decision making in forest management, and to strengthen guidance for managers.

Sustainability assessment of sugarcane production systems: SustenAgro Decision Support System

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 100444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Regina Evaristo de Jesus ◽  
Sérgio Alves Torquato ◽  
Pedro Gerber Machado ◽  
Catiana Regina Brumatti Zorzo ◽  
Bruno Oliveira Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Sugarcane Production

A decision-support framework for techno-economic-sustainability assessment of resource recovery alternatives

2020 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 121854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Silk ◽  
Beatrice Mazzali ◽  
Carina L. Gargalo ◽  
Manuel Pinelo ◽  
Isuru A Udugama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Decision Support Framework

Decision support system to select sustainable point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment systems (D4SPOUTS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Hamouda ◽  
William B. Anderson ◽  
Peter M. Huck
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Point Of Entry ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Treated Drinking Water

Point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) devices are, in some situations, considered to be a viable solution for drinking water suppliers and consumers alike to deal with site specific drinking water issues. This paper introduces a newly developed decision support system (DSS) that employs decision making techniques to select among the various devices based on their characterization and sustainability assessment. Careful illustration of the various aspects and components of the DSS is provided and the decision process is explained. Aspects of validity, usability and sensitivity analysis are demonstrated through a hypothetical case study for removing lead introduced in the distribution system of municipally treated drinking water. The output of the DSS helps to determine the more sustainable treatment devices which should have positive implications for the application of POU and POE devices. Other potential uses of the DSS are described to illustrate its versatility and usefulness. The DSS is not intended to replace common engineering practice in selecting POU and POE treatment systems, but rather to give support to the users by providing the necessary information about all possible solutions.

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