Application Of Multi Criteria Methods In Natural Resource Management A Focus On Forestry
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| Author | : Joseph Edward De Steiguer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Forests and forestry |
| ISBN | : |
Foresters and natural resource managers must balance conflicting objectives when developing land-management plans. Conflicts may encompass economic, environmental, social, cultural, technical, and aesthetic objectives. Selecting the best combination of management uses from numerous objectives is difficult and challenging. Multi-Criteria Decision Models (MCDM) provide a systematic means for comparing tradeoffs and selecting alternatives that best satisfy the decisionmakergass objectives. In recent years, the use of MCDM in forestry and natural resources management has generated a substantial body of literature. This annotated bibliography includes 124 important references ranging from theoretical studies to real-world applications of MCDM.
| Author | : Julio J. Diez |
| Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2012-05-23 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 953510621X |
Sustainable forest management (SFM) is not a new concept. However, its popularity has increased in the last few decades because of public concern about the dramatic decrease in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is generally achieved using criteria and indicators (C
| Author | : Tony Prato |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1351876287 |
Providing useful insights on the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in natural resource management, this book examines a number of empirical applications for several countries and a variety of natural resources. It is shown that using MCDA in the management of water, forestry, wetland and other natural resources can substantially improve the design and implementation of natural resource and environmental policies. Stakeholder involvement is also an important determinant of successful resource management and MCDA provides a useful and effective framework for getting stakeholders involved in resource management decisions. Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management gives in-depth analysis of the potential problems in applying these techniques, including difficulties eliciting required information, lack of suitable measures for environmental variables and the need to develop innovative methods to simplify the use of MCDA.
| Author | : Daniel L. Schmoldt |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2001-06-30 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780792370765 |
Decision making in land management involves preferential selection among competing alternatives. Often, such choices are difficult owing to the complexity of the decision context. Because the analytic hierarchy process (AHP, developed by Thomas Saaty in the 1970s) has been successfully applied to many complex planning, resource allocation, and priority setting problems in business, energy, health, marketing, natural resources, and transportation, more applications of the AHP in natural resources and environmental sciences are appearing regularly. This realization has prompted the authors to collect some of the important works in this area and present them as a single volume for managers and scholars. Because land management contains a somewhat unique set of features not found in other AHP application areas, such as site-specific decisions, group participation and collaboration, and incomplete scientific knowledge, this text fills a void in the literature on management science and decision analysis for forest resources.
| Author | : Phil Macoun |
| Publisher | : CIFOR |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 1999-01-01 |
| Genre | : Forest management |
| ISBN | : 9798764277 |
| Author | : Carsten Smith-Hall |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2022-12-16 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 100078780X |
This book provides the first in-depth investigation of how non-timber forest products are an integral part of local, national, and global bioeconomies. While the plants and fungi that produce non-timber forest products are essential to the sustainability of forest ecosystems, peoples' food and livelihood security and sovereignty, and thus the bioeconomy, are often absent from bioeconomic strategies. Presenting a selection of empirical cases from around the world that engage with the bioeconomy and non-timber forest products, this volume reveals how essential these products are to creating a greener and more sustainable future, how to to better integrate them into efforts to transition to and expand the bioeconomy, and how such efforts can be supported and developed. Chapters analyse how and to what degree non-timber forest products promote sustainable resource use, generate employment, and contribute to food and livelihood security and poverty alleviation. The volume develops approaches and identifies interventions and policies to support the integration of non-timber forest products into bioeconomy strategies, including in national reporting schemes to provide recommendations for future research and practical implementation. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of forest and natural resource management, bioeconomics, circular economy and ecological economics more widely. It will also be of interest to professionals working in sustainable development and the forestry sector.
| Author | : Annika Kangas |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2015-10-27 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3319235222 |
This updated and expanded second edition adds the most recent advances in participatory planning approaches and methods, giving special emphasis to decision support tools usable under uncertainty. The new edition places emphasis on the selection of criteria and creating alternatives in practical multi-criteria decision making problems.
| Author | : Aouadni, Sourour |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 516 |
| Release | : 2024-11-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
In an increasingly complex world, decision-makers face the challenge of optimizing multiple conflicting objectives across various scenarios. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques have emerged as essential tools for addressing these challenges and offer methods to evaluate alternatives and minimize subjectivity. As the landscape of MCDM evolves with new approaches such as fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, and neutrosophic set theory, decision-making in situations involving varied and complex data becomes more reliable and consistent. Recent Theories and Applications for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making explores the latest trends and innovations in this field. The book includes thought-provoking input from renowned researchers who cover case studies, real-world applications, challenges, and cutting-edge methodologies. It highlights the integration of advanced technologies such as AI, big data, and IoT with MCDM, while offering practical insights into strategic decision-making in today's digital age. This volume serves as a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and researchers keen to improve their decision-making capacity.
| Author | : Keith M. Reynolds |
| Publisher | : CABI |
| Total Pages | : 551 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1845931742 |
This book reviews the current state-of-the-art within each of the four major themes: science and policy; inventory and monitoring; statistics and modelling; and information and knowledge management, in the context of sustainable forestry. It fosters dialogue across thematic areas concerning both strategic and operational approaches to integrate research on sustainable forestry. It also enhances and encourages international collaboration towards sustainable forestry practice worldwide.
| Author | : Michael J. Conroy |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 480 |
| Release | : 2013-03-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0470671742 |
This book is intended for use by natural resource managers and scientists, and students in the fields of natural resource management, ecology, and conservation biology, who are confronted with complex and difficult decision making problems. The book takes readers through the process of developing a structured approach to decision making, by firstly deconstructing decisions into component parts, which are each fully analyzed and then reassembled to form a working decision model. The book integrates common-sense ideas about problem definitions, such as the need for decisions to be driven by explicit objectives, with sophisticated approaches for modeling decision influence and incorporating feedback from monitoring programs into decision making via adaptive management. Numerous worked examples are provided for illustration, along with detailed case studies illustrating the authors’ experience in applying structured approaches. There is also a series of detailed technical appendices. An accompanying website provides computer code and data used in the worked examples. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/conroy/naturalresourcemanagement.
