scholarly journals Application of Multi-criteria Evaluation Methods for Stake Holder's Participation in Environmental Conservation Planning of Wetlands

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Lily Y. KIMINAMI ◽  
Akira KIMINAMI
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

Participatory, Multi-Criteria Evaluation Methods as a Means to Increase the Legitimacy and Sustainability of Land Use Planning Processes. The Case of the Chaco Region in Salta, Argentina

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Seghezzo ◽  
Cristian Venencia ◽  
E. Catalina Buliubasich ◽  
Martín A. Iribarnegaray ◽  
José N. Volante
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Chaco Region ◽  
Planning Processes

Multi-Criteria Evaluation Methods

2000 ◽  
pp. 19-43
Author(s):  
Martin Rogers ◽  
Michael Bruen ◽  
Lucien-Yves Maystre
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

A Comparison of Multi-Criteria Evaluation Methods for RSFQ Circuit Optimization

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank G. Ortmann ◽  
Adri van der Merwe ◽  
H. Retief Gerber ◽  
Coenrad J. Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Circuit Optimization ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

scholarly journals Defining Cost-Effective Solutions in Designing Marine Protected Areas, Using Systematic Conservation Planning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibon Galparsoro ◽  
Ángel Borja
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
Economic Costs

Environmental conservation is currently one of the main objectives of marine management. It is agreed that effective management requires evaluating the tradeoffs between protection and economic costs for negatively impacted maritime activities. For these reasons, integrated approaches combining ecological and socio-economic aspects are needed to achieve nature conservation and sustainability targets. Here, we present an approach to identify cost-effective priority marine areas for protection through a Systematic Conservation Planning method, adopting the Basque Country as case study (SE Bay of Biscay). Eight protection scenarios were defined, targeting a combination of protection features: benthic habitats, biological value of cetaceans, birds, macroalgae, and macroinvertebrates, potential provision of ecosystem services, and habitat sensitivity to human activities. In turn, the total fishing pressure produced by artisanal fisheries was adopted as a measure of the socio-economic costs of protection (assuming, for this research, that fishing would be banned in the protected areas). The results indicated that existing marine protected areas (MPAs) were very close to achieving prescribed protection targets, while these targets could be achieved by increasing the size of the existing MPAs. Higher costs were associated with the declaration of areas that were targeting a larger number of protection features. Nevertheless, cost/effectiveness was higher in these cases, with the environmental benefits outweighing a comparatively smaller increase in cost. However, the most cost-effective scenarios were those that included the extension of already existing MPAs. The method implemented can assist managers and decision makers in identifying conservation gaps and ecosystem components that require special attention. In addition, the approach can be used to develop management strategies that may be adopted under different protection scenarios. Thus, the approach proposed here could be used to inform ecosystem-based marine spatial planning.

scholarly journals Multi-criteria evaluation methods in the production scheduling

2016 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 022019 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Kalinowski ◽  
D Krenczyk ◽  
I Paprocka ◽  
W Kempa ◽  
C Grabowik
Keyword(s):  
Production Scheduling ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation

scholarly journals ALGORITHM FOR CHOOSING TRACTION ROLLING-STOCK FOR RAILWAY LINE RAIL BALTICA / PREKINIŲ ŠILUMVEŽIŲ MAGISTRALEI „RAIL BALTICA“ PARINKIMO ALGORITMAS

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stasys Steišūnas ◽  
Gintautas Bureika
Keyword(s):  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Weight Coefficient ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Technical Data ◽  
Railway Line ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Simple Additive Weighting

The article analyses traction rolling-stock for freight transportation presently used by AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai. The paper explores and compares technical data on the above mentioned rolling-stock and estimates exploitation expenses. Following an assessment of forecasting freight flows on the future railway line Rail Baltica, an algorithm for selecting traction rolling-stock is proposed. The efficiency of locomotives operating on the railway is determined taking into account three multi-criteria evaluation methods: the sum of ratings, simple additive weighting and geometric mean method. Locomotives are estimated in accordance with technical, economic and ecological aspects. The results of possible performance efficiency of rolling stock have been determined changing weight coefficient values of the criteria. Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinėjami šiuo metu AB ,,Lietuvos geležinkeliai“ kroviniams vežti naudojami traukos riedmenys: analizuojami ir lyginami techniniai duomenys, vertinamos eksploatavimo sąnaudos. Įvertinus krovinių srautų prognozes tiesiamoje ,,Rail Baltica“ geležinkelio magistralėje, pasiūlytas traukos riedmenų kroviniams vežti parinkimo algoritmas. Šilumvežių šioje magistralėje naudojimo efektyvumas nustatomas trimis daugiakriterio įvertinimo metodais: vietų sumos metodu, rodiklių įverčio metodu ir geometrinio vidurkio metodu. Šilumvežiai vertinami techniniais, ekonominiais ir ekologiniais aspektais. Keičiant kriterijų svarbos koeficientų reikšmes, nustatyti skirtingi riedmenų panaudojimo efektyvumo rezultatai.

ASSESSING THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PLANS

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 405-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHENGHONG TANG ◽  
NAN ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Natural Resources Management ◽  
Plan Quality ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Governance Capacity ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Conservation Plans

Community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) is increasingly perceived as a bottom-up alternative approach to the traditional top-down rational model of local environmental conservation planning. Although many studies have discussed the effectiveness of these two models in environmental planning, little research has been done to empirically determine the influence of these two principles on local environmental conservation planning. This study analyses 54 cities' local environmental conservation plans to quantitatively measure the conceptual plan components, then uses regression models to detect the factors influencing local environmental conservation plan quality. Descriptive results indicate that local plans have a relatively low awareness of strategic-level conservation items, a medium level of analysis for regional conservation items, and a high level of community-based conservation efforts. Regression results further highlight that the governance capacity has significant influence on local environmental conservation plan quality; however, the community-based participation capacity was not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Smart Urban Mobility System Evaluation Model Adaptation to Vilnius, Montreal and Weimar Cities

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 715
Author(s):  
Simona Zapolskytė ◽  
Martin Trépanier ◽  
Marija Burinskienė ◽  
Oksana Survilė
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Mobility System ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
Simple Additive Weighting ◽  
Hierarchical Evaluation

To date, there is no developed and validated way to assess urban smartness. When evaluating smart city mobility systems, different authors distinguish different indicators. After analysing the evaluation indicators of the transport system presented in the scientific articles, the most relevant and influential indicators were selected. This article develops a hierarchical evaluation model for evaluating a smart city transportation system. The indicators are divided into five groups called “factors”. Several indicators are assigned to each of the listed groups. A hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method was used to calculate the significance of the selected indicators and to compare urban mobility systems. The applied multi-criteria evaluation methods were simple additive weighting (SAW), complex proportional assessment (COPRAS), and technique for order preference by similiarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The significance of factors and indicators was determined by expert evaluation methods: the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), direct, when experts evaluate the criteria as a percentage (sum of evaluations of all criteria 100%) and ranking (prioritisation). The evaluation and comparison of mobility systems were performed in two stages: when the multi-criteria evaluation is performed according to the indicators of each factor separately and when performing a comprehensive assessment of the smart mobility system according to the integrated significance of the indicators. A leading city is identified and ranked according to the smartness level. The aim of this article is to create a hierarchical evaluation model of the smart mobility systems, to compare the smartness level of Vilnius, Montreal, and Weimar mobility systems, and to create a ranking.

A Psychological Program for Environmental Conservation

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
Paul C. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conservation
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