Multiobjetive Decision Support For Environmental Management

Author : R. Janssen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401128070

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Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management by R. Janssen Pdf

Multiple criteria decision making is a major and rapidly growing field of research. Methods resulting from this field of research are used in this book to develop a Multiobjective Decision Support Systems (MODSS) for environmental management. The primary focus of the book is therefore on the issues and practicalities that arise when these methods are applied to support decisions on environmental problems. Most methods included in this book are derived from the literature on multicriteria decision making, decision anlysis and operations research. Concepts developed in management science are used to describe environmental decision processes and to define the functions of decision support. The author's work on MODSS has resulted in the development of a decision support package, called DEFINITE (DEcisions on a FINITE set of alternatives). A demonstration version of this programme is included with the book. This Demo Disk can be run on a MS-DOS compatible personal computer (version 2.0 or higher) having a 3,5 inch, 720 Kb disk drive and 640 Kb available RAM.

Author : Ron Janssen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : 0792319087

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Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management by Ron Janssen Pdf

Author : Ron Janssen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:831400248

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Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management by Ron Janssen Pdf

Author : Samir A. El-Swaify,D.S. Yakowitz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCSC:32106014729401

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Multiple Objective Decision Making For Land, Water, and Environmental Management by Samir A. El-Swaify,D.S. Yakowitz Pdf

Introduction, rationale, and relevance of MODSS. Addressing diverse client needs. MODSS methodologies, tools, components, and integration. Applicability to economic, social, policy, risk, and sustainability issues. Applicability to national, regional, and global issues.

Author : Robin Gregory,Lee Failing,Michael Harstone,Graham Long,Tim McDaniels,Dan Ohlson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781444333428

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Structured Decision Making by Robin Gregory,Lee Failing,Michael Harstone,Graham Long,Tim McDaniels,Dan Ohlson Pdf

This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called Structured Decision Making. It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. This is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress – in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent – requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation. The authors review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in their experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions. Visit www.wiley.com/go/gregory/ to access the figures and tables from the book.

Author : Samarjit Kar,Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,Jurgita Antucheviˇcien ˙e
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783039211425

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Multi-Objective and Multi-Attribute Optimisation for Sustainable Development Decision Aiding by Samarjit Kar,Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,Jurgita Antucheviˇcien ˙e Pdf

Optimization is considered as a decision-making process for getting the most out of available resources for the best attainable results. Many real-world problems are multi-objective or multi-attribute problems that naturally involve several competing objectives that need to be optimized simultaneously, while respecting some constraints or involving selection among feasible discrete alternatives. In this Reprint of the Special Issue, 19 research papers co-authored by 88 researchers from 14 different countries explore aspects of multi-objective or multi-attribute modeling and optimization in crisp or uncertain environments by suggesting multiple-attribute decision-making (MADM) and multi-objective decision-making (MODM) approaches. The papers elaborate upon the approaches of state-of-the-art case studies in selected areas of applications related to sustainable development decision aiding in engineering and management, including construction, transportation, infrastructure development, production, and organization management.

Author : Annika Kangas,Mikko Kurttila,Teppo Hujala,Kyle Eyvindson,Jyrki Kangas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319235226

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Decision Support for Forest Management by Annika Kangas,Mikko Kurttila,Teppo Hujala,Kyle Eyvindson,Jyrki Kangas Pdf

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 : Gregory E. Kersten,Zbigniew Mikolajuk,Anthony Gar-On Yeh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780306475429

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Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development by Gregory E. Kersten,Zbigniew Mikolajuk,Anthony Gar-On Yeh Pdf

In recent years, much work has been done in formulating and clarifying the concept of sustainable development and related theoretical and research issues. Now, the challenge has shifted to designing and stimulating processes of effective planning and decision-making, at all levels of human activity, in such a way as to achieve local and global sustainable development. Information technology can help a great deal in achieving sustainable development by providing well-designed and useful tools for decision makers. One such tool is the decision support system, or DSS. This book explores the area of DSS in the context of sustainable development. As DSS is a very new technique, especially in the developing world, this book will serve as a reference text, primarily for managers, government officials, and information professionals in developing countries. It covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Other interested readers will include students, teachers, and analysts in information sciences; DSS designers, developers, and implementors; and international development agencies.

Author : Keith M. Reynolds,Paul F. Hessburg,Patrick S. Bourgeron
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642320002

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Making Transparent Environmental Management Decisions by Keith M. Reynolds,Paul F. Hessburg,Patrick S. Bourgeron Pdf

Since 1997, the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system has been used around the world to support environmental analysis and planning in many different application areas, and it has been applied over a wide range of geographic scales, from forest stands to entire countries. An extensive sampling of this diversity of applications is presented in section 2, in which EMDS application developers describe the varied uses of the system. These accounts, together with the requisite background in section 1, provide valuable practical insights into how the system can be applied in the general domain of environmental management.

Author : Jie Lu,Da Ruan
Publisher : Imperial College Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781860948596

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Multi-objective Group Decision Making by Jie Lu,Da Ruan Pdf

This book proposes a set of models to describe fuzzy multi-objective decision making (MODM), fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM), fuzzy group decision making (GDM) and fuzzy multi-objective group decision-making problems, respectively. It also gives a set of related methods (including algorithms) to solve these problems. One distinguishing feature of this book is that it provides two decision support systems software for readers to apply these proposed methods. A set of real-world applications and some new directions in this area are then described to further instruct readers how to use these methods and software in their practice.

Author : Cengiz Kahraman,İrem Uçal Sari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319429939

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Intelligence Systems in Environmental Management: Theory and Applications by Cengiz Kahraman,İrem Uçal Sari Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive reference guide to intelligence systems in environmental management. It provides readers with all the necessary tools for solving complex environmental problems, where classical techniques cannot be applied. The respective chapters, written by prominent researchers, explain a wealth of both basic and advanced concepts including ant colony, genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy multi-criteria decision making tools, particle swarm optimization, agent-based modelling, artificial neural networks, simulated annealing, Tabu search, fuzzy multi-objective optimization, fuzzy rules, support vector machines, fuzzy cognitive maps, cumulative belief degrees, and many others. To foster a better understanding, all the chapters include relevant numerical examples or case studies. Taken together, they form an excellent reference guide for researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students pursuing research on complex environmental problems. Moreover, by extending all the main aspects of classical environmental solution techniques to its intelligent counterpart, the book presents a dynamic snapshot on the field that is expected to stimulate new directions and stimulate new ideas and developments.

Author : Tony Prato
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351876285

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Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management by Tony Prato Pdf

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 : Chris Barrow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134216062

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Environmental Management for Sustainable Development by Chris Barrow Pdf

Environmental management is a wide, expanding, and rapidly evolving field, affecting everyone from individual citizens to businesses; governments to international agencies. Indisputably, it plays a crucial role in the quest for sustainable development. This comprehensively updated second edition explores the nature and role of environmental management, covering key principles, practices, tools, strategies and policies, offers a thorough yet understandable introduction, and points to further in-depth coverage. Among the key themes covered are: sustainable development proactive approaches the precautionary principle the ‘polluter pays’ principle the need for humans to be less vulnerable and more adaptable. Reflecting the expansion and evolution of the field, this revised edition focuses strongly on sustainable development. There has been extensive restructuring to ensure the book is accessible to those unfamiliar with environmental management and it now includes greater coverage of topics including key resources under stress, environmental management tools, climate change and urban environmental management. With rapid expansion and development of the subject it is easy for those embarking on a course of study to become disorientated, but with its well-structured coverage, effective illustrations, and foundation for further, more-focused interest, this book is easily accessible to all.

Author : Ron Janssen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067978308

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Multiobjective Decision Support for Environmental Management by Ron Janssen Pdf

Preface. 1. Introduction to Decision Support. 2. Environmental Decision Making. 3. Methods for Multiobjective Decision Support. 4. Sensitivity Analysis for Multiobjective Decision Support. 5. A Multiobjective Decision Support System for Environmental Problems. 6. Valuation and Uncertainty in Multiobjective Decision Support. 7. Space in Multiobjective Decision Support. 8. Time and Space in Multiobjective Decision Support. Conclusions. References. Index.

Author : Harry Timmermans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135817480

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Decision Support Systems in Urban Planning by Harry Timmermans Pdf

This book presents a set of selected and edited papers presented at the 2nd and 3rd Design and Decision Support Conference. The purpose is to provide examples of innovative research in decision support systems in urban planning from throughout the world.