Absolute order-of-magnitude reasoning applied to a social multi-criteria evaluation framework

It is recognized, in Europe and elsewhere, that there is a need to implement sustainable urban intervention policies based also on the recovery of existing public real estate assets. In Italy, the schools are a significant part of public property. At this time (2019), many buildings destined for teaching need to be redeveloped, both from a structural and plant engineering point of view, and with regard to the management of the spaces available for teaching and social activities. Although, there have been many attempts by the legislator to regulate the modus operandi in the school construction field, it is clear that there is a lack of a unique regulatory system in which the technical and functional-managerial aspects relating to the same school are considered together. On this basis, with this study a multi-criteria evaluation protocol to support intervention planning for the redevelopment of existing school buildings is proposed. The study defines an evaluation framework with which we can establish the design priorities to be carried out in accordance with the building features and community needs. The evaluation framework is tested on a renewal project regarding a school building located in the historic center of Rome (Italy).

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Multi Criteria Evaluation Framework for Prioritizing Indian Railway Stations Using Modified Rough AHP-Mabac Method

Transport and Telecommunication Journal ◽

10.2478/ttj-2018-0010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 113-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Haresh Kumar Sharma ◽

Jagannath Roy ◽

Samarjit Kar ◽

Olegas Prentkovskis

Keyword(s):

Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Railway Stations ◽

Validity Testing ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽

Criteria Weights ◽

Indian Railway ◽

Hierarchy Process

Abstract This study proposes a hybrid multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology for evaluating the performance of the Indian railway stations (IRS). Since the customers are heterogeneous and their requirements are often imprecise, the evaluation process is a critical step for prioritizing the IRS. To improve the existing approaches, an efficient evaluation technique has been proposed by integrating rough numbers, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and multi-attribute border approximation area comparison (MABAC) methods in rough environment. The relative criteria weights based on their preferences given by experts is determined by rough AHP whereas evaluation of the alternatives based on these criteria are done by the modified rough MABAC method. A case study of prioritizing different railway stations in India is provided to demonstrate the efficiency and applicability of the proposed method. Among different criteria “proactively” is observed to be the most important criteria in our analysis, followed by ‘Railfanning’ and ‘DMO’ is found to be the best among the forty IRS in this study. Finally, a comparative analysis and validity testing of the proposed method are elaborated and the methodology provides a standard to select IRS on the basis of different criteria.

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A Multi-criteria Evaluation Framework for Selecting Sensitive Business Processes Modeling Formalism

Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design ◽

10.5220/0006222500840097 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Mariam Ben Hassen ◽

Faïez Gargouri ◽

Mohamed Turki

Keyword(s):

Business Processes ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽

Modeling Formalism

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Assessing the Contribution of Urban Freight Terminals in Last Mile Operations

Transport and Telecommunication Journal ◽

10.1515/ttj-2016-0021 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 231-241 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eftihia Nathanail ◽

Michael Gogas ◽

Giannis Adamos

Keyword(s):

Performance Indicator ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Urban Freight ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽

Last Mile ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Freight Terminals

Abstract This paper introduces a multi-stakeholder multi-criteria evaluation framework, which can be used for the assessment of the last mile distribution performance of urban freight terminals. To this end, a comparative analysis is conducted addressing two Greek urban intermodal freight terminals located at the port of Thessaloniki (ThPA) and Kuehne+Nagel (K+N)’s premises. The assessment of the terminals’ performance relies on a tailored multi-criteria Key Performance Indicator (KPI)-based evaluation framework, whereas the selection and significance of the incorporated criteria and KPIs is predetermined by the relevant responsible stakeholders, who imposed their viewpoint through an analytic hierarchy process. Results showed that ThPA was ranked first according to its performance pertaining to the role of an intermodal interchange; still, K+N’s performance index was only 8.5% lower than ThPA’s, while in specific KPIs it seems that it performs in a better way.

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A multi-criteria evaluation framework for tradable white certificate schemes

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 37 (11) ◽

pp. 4557-4573 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Luis Mundaca ◽

Lena Neij

Keyword(s):

Evaluation Framework ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation

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Combining high-resolution remotely sensed data with local and Indigenous Knowledge to model the landscape suitability of culturally modified trees: biocultural stewardship in Kitasoo/Xai’xais Territory

FACETS ◽

10.1139/facets-2020-0047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 465-489

Author(s):

Bryant C. DeRoy ◽

Vernon Brown ◽

Christina N. Service ◽

Martin Leclerc ◽

Christopher Bone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Timber Harvesting ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Predictor Variables ◽

Remotely Sensed Data ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽

The Social ◽

Culturally Modified Trees ◽

Ethnographic Data ◽

Coastal British Columbia

Environmental management and monitoring must reconcile social and cultural objectives with biodiversity stewardship to overcome political barriers to conservation. Suitability modelling offers a powerful tool for such “biocultural” approaches, but examples remain rare. Led by the Stewardship Authority of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation in coastal British Columbia, Canada, we developed a locally informed suitability model for a key biocultural indicator, culturally modified trees (CMTs). CMTs are trees bearing evidence of past cultural use that are valued as tangible markers of Indigenous heritage and protected under provincial law. Using a spatial multi-criteria evaluation framework to predict CMT suitability, we developed two cultural predictor variables informed by Kitasoo/Xai’xais cultural expertise and ethnographic data in addition to six biophysical variables derived from LiDAR and photo interpretation data. Both cultural predictor variables were highly influential in our model, revealing that proximity to known habitation sites and accessibility to harvesters (by canoe and foot) more strongly influenced suitability for CMTs compared with site-level conditions. Applying our model to commercial forestry governance, we found that high CMT suitability areas are 51% greater inside the timber harvesting land base than outside. This work highlights how locally led suitability modelling can improve the social and evidentiary dimensions of environmental management.

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Which plug-in electric vehicle policies are best? A multi-criteria evaluation framework applied to Canada

Energy Research & Social Science ◽

10.1016/j.erss.2019.101411 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 101411 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Noel Melton ◽

Jonn Axsen ◽

Barbar Moawad

Keyword(s):

Electric Vehicle ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation

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Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Modeling Languages Based on BPM4KI Meta-Model for Sensitive Business Processes Representation

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems ◽

10.4018/ijeis.2018070103 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 41-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mariam Ben Hassen ◽

Mohamed Turki ◽

Faïez Gargouri

Keyword(s):

Business Process ◽

Business Processes ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Modeling Languages ◽

Dynamic Complexity ◽

Business Process Modelling ◽

Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽

Modeling Formalism ◽

High Degree ◽

Selection Of

This article presents a set of Sensitive Business Process (SBP) modeling requirements and proposes a multi-criteria evaluation framework to appraise the expressiveness of currently widely used business process modelling formalisms to select the most suitable for SBP representation. The modelling of SBPs, be they process oriented or knowledge oriented, presents special requirements dictated by several factors: the highly dynamic complexity and flexibility of the processes; the high number of critical activities requiring intensive acquisition, sharing, storage and (re)use of very specific crucial knowledge; the specificity and diversity of information and knowledge sources; and the high degree of collaboration and interaction (intra/inter-organizational) among participants (who apply, create and share a great amount of very important tacit organizational knowledge, in order to achieve collective objectives and create value). As SBP models get more complex, the selection of the appropriate modeling formalism gains in importance to improve the identification of crucial knowledge that is mobilized and created by these processes. Furthermore, the result of the evaluation led us to justify the choice of the better one positioned nowadays, the standard BPMN 2.0. Besides, the authors have illustrated the practical applicability of this specification on a medical process in the context of the organization of protection of the motor disabled people of Sfax-Tunisia.

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