scholarly journals An Evaluation Framework for the Planning of Electric Car-Sharing Systems: A Combination Model of AHP-CBA-VD

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixi Xue ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Yi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Car Sharing ◽  
Electric Car ◽  
Routine Inspection

The combination of car-sharing and electric vehicles can increase the acceptance of electric vehicles and facilitate car-sharing to be a more sustainable means of transport. However, this also poses more challenges for the good planning of electric car-sharing systems. To assist car-sharing companies in improving the planning decisions, this paper developed an evaluation framework from a comprehensive view. In the first step, four evaluation criteria were identified according to the planning process: construction of stations; routine inspection; vehicle usability and relocation management; and the maintenance and replacement of stations. Then, a combinatorial method based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP), cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and Voronoi diagram (VD) is developed to determine the relative weight of the four criteria and evaluate the alternative. Finally, the evaluation framework was applied in a realistic case of EVCARD, which is the most influential electric car-sharing company in China. The performance of two different operational districts of EVCARD—Jingan and Changning—were compared. The results showed that vehicle usability and relocation management is the greatest criterion influencing the planning performance of the electric car-sharing system in China, and that routine inspection is a negligible but important factor. According to the relative scores, Jiagan District performed better than Changning district.

How can multi-criteria analysis support deliberative spatial planning? A critical review of methods and participatory frameworks

Evaluation ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 135638902110203
Author(s):  
Geert te Boveldt ◽  
Imre Keseru ◽  
Cathy Macharis
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis

In spatial planning, the paradigm has shifted from positivist to deliberative approaches. Still, cost–benefit analysis remains the dominant evaluation method. Multi-criteria analysis is arguably more appropriate, as it allows for stakeholder participation. While there are dozens of ever more sophisticated multi-criteria analysis methods, their practicality as real-world learning tools has received little attention. The goal of this article is to assess the suitability of different multi-criteria analysis methods for deliberative planning. It presents a critical review of the logical-mathematical cores of the principal methods but also of the different participatory frameworks within which they can be applied. While mathematically sophisticated methods are valuable in well-defined problems with precise data available, we conclude that in the participatory and politically sensitive stages of the planning process, user-friendly and transparent methods are more appropriate and recommend the development of a method that supports the incremental improvement of design options rather than ranking alternatives.

Societal cost-benefit analysis of electric vehicles in the Philippines with the inclusion of impacts to balance of payments

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 111492
Author(s):  
Neil Stephen Lopez ◽  
Lew Andrew Tria ◽  
Leo Allen Tayo ◽  
Rovinna Janel Cruzate ◽  
Carlos Oppus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Societal Cost ◽  
Balance Of Payments ◽  
Benefit Analysis

scholarly journals SELECTION OF A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIR COMBAT IN THE WAR ON TERROR: PAKISTAN AIR FORCE – A CASE IN POINT

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousaf Ali ◽  
Ali Asghar ◽  
Noor Muhammad ◽  
Aneel Salman
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Defense Procurement ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Selection Of

 The selection of military aircraft, by nature, is a process consisting of conflicting goals and objectives at the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed level. In order to ease the process of making decisions wisely from a varied group of options available, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods are applied effectively. A scenario is put forth pertaining to defense acquisition, when a contemporary air force needs to select and add new and better fighter aircrafts to their pre-existing fleets. This paper studies the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and its goal to improve its aerial defense and precise ground strike capabilities. Moreover, this paper aims to help raise the bar of general aerial defense and counter terrorism operations. This research paper also sets an appropriate methodological approach for defense procurement and the fleet up-gradation planning process via the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), an MCDM technique. Furthermore, this study specifically focuses on a set of ten technical and economic criteria, applied over six alternative aircraft while, keeping in mind, the counter-insurgency and aerial defense requirements of PAF. Lastly, a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) has been applied to ensure that the selected alternative is in line with the economic constraints faced by the limited fiscal budget of Pakistan.https://doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v9.i2.489

scholarly journals A Developed Framework for the Multi-District Ecological Compensation Standards Integrating Ecosystem Service Zoning in an Urban Area in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4876
Author(s):  
Jia He ◽  
Yu Wan ◽  
Zhonglin Tang ◽  
Xiaodong Zhu ◽  
Chuanhao Wen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
The Future

Ecological compensation is an effective means to adjust relationships among stakeholders in order to conserve and/or sustainably use ecosystem services. The current ecological compensation standards (ECS) do not well reflect the differences in ecological, social, and economic development. Thus, we took a typical urbanization area (the Suzhou–Wuxi–Changzhou region) in China as an example, because of its prominent contradiction between rapid socio-economic development and fragile ecosystem. Combined with the ecological, economic, and social conditions, the methods of ecosystem service value (ESV) evaluation, cluster analysis, and scenario analysis were used to propose an optimized spatial zoning method and optimal development scenario. Then, the ECS by different zones were determined by using ESV assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and contingent valuation method. The results showed that (1) the regions were divided into two categories, with a total of four zones: ESV output areas (synergetic development zones (SDZ) and ecological conservation zones (ECZ)) and ESV input areas (ecological degradation zones (EDegZ) and economic development zones (EDevZ)); (2) among five scenarios, the best development mode in the future was the protection and development scenario, which was consistent with the existing planning; and (3) the ECS for the SDZ should be paid about 1.94 billion Yuan/year, the ECZ should be paid about 0.80 billion Yuan/year, the ECS for the EDegZ should pay about 2.20–2.25 million Yuan/year, and the EDevZ should pay about 0.06–7.33 million Yuan/year. By feasibility analysis, the ESV input areas were fully capable of inter-regional compensation, which could promote the effective purchase of ecological services. The developed evaluation framework of ECS in this study can accurately provide a scientific basis for the determination of ecological compensation regulations and policies in the future.

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