Assessing the effectiveness of joint forest management in Southern Burkina Faso: A SWOT-AHP analysis

Etongo, Daniel; Kanninen, Markku; Epule, Terence Epule; Fobissie, Kalame

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2018.01.008

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“…As a result of the applied methodology, the directions for rehabilitation of ecosystems are proposed. Similar issues were considered by Etongo et al (2018) who assessed the forest management efficiency. Their findings support the activities related to sustainable development of rural areas and environmental protection.…”

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A Model for Business Performance Improvement: A Case of the Postal Company

Lazarević

Dobrodolac

Švadlenka

et al. 2020

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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The aim of this paper is to propose a management model which would assess the state of the business and indicate the improvement points, as well as to demonstrate the applicability of the model in a case of the postal company. An A’BA model is proposed which represents a combined application of Analytic Hierarchy Process – AHP method as a multi-criteria decision making tool and theory of business areas. The research consists of two parts. To define the most important influencing factor on business performance, the experts are interviewed. A new concept is proposed and applied in the process of aggregating experts’ assessments based on their mapping in a plane. This creates the appropriate surface, and the position of its centroid in relation to the Saaty’s scale defines the final score of pairwise comparison - an indicator of the relationship between two elements that are compared. In the second part, additional experts from the determined area are involved to define an approach for detailed analysis of the most important factor. In this case, the approach included a survey of employees based on the specialized questionnaire. The guidelines for business performance improvement are obtained.The aim of this paper is to propose a management model which would assess the state of the business and indicate the improvement points, as well as to demonstrate the applicability of the model in a case of the postal company. An A’BA model is proposed which represents a combined application of Analytic Hierarchy Process – AHP method as a multi-criteria decision making tool and theory of business areas. The research consists of two parts. To define the most important influencing factor on business performance, the experts are interviewed. A new concept is proposed and applied in the process of aggregating experts’ assessments based on their mapping in a plane. This creates the appropriate surface, and the position of its centroid in relation to the Saaty’s scale defines the final score of pairwise comparison - an indicator of the relationship between two elements that are compared. In the second part, additional experts from the determined area are involved to define an approach for detailed analysis of the most important factor. In this case, the approach included a survey of employees based on the specialized questionnaire. The guidelines for business performance improvement are obtained.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 89%

A Model for Business Performance Improvement: A Case of the Postal Company

Lazarević

Dobrodolac

Švadlenka

et al. 2020

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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“…The use of MCA for evaluating the management strategies for implementation in MKFRNP helped to address the stakeholder interests and provided a framework for evaluating trade-offs in a transparent and understandable way [9,28,29]. The application of the MCA allowed to come up with solutions which resulted in higher level of overall stakeholder satisfaction [12].…”

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Evaluating Management Strategies for Mount Kenya Forest Reserve and National Park to Reduce Fire Danger and Address Interests of Various Stakeholders

Nyongesa

Vacik

2019

Forests

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A Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) approach was employed for evaluating and selecting the best management strategy for Mount Kenya Forest Reserve and National Park (MKFRNP). The MCA approach used a set of objectives and criteria (O&C) to address the complexity of the decision problem in a transparent and understandable way, which also facilitated the active participation by diverse professionals, experts, and interest groups. The management strategies were developed to fulfill the key components of MKFRNP management and the current situation in the study area. The seven management strategies focused on climate change mitigation, protection of water catchments, education and research, stakeholder involvement, biodiversity conservation, timber production, and community interests. Forest stations with differing fire danger levels (very high, high, moderate, and low) were selected to compare the performance of the management strategies. The strategies were assessed qualitatively on their potential to improve the current situation according to the entire set of O&C. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was employed to identify the best management strategy according to the overall preferences of all stakeholder groups. The AHP indicated that a strategy focusing on community interests provided the best option to address the current management challenges in all the seven forest stations independently of their fire danger levels. Biodiversity conservation should also be considered by resource managers in order to reduce fire danger and increase the benefits obtained by different stakeholders in MKFRNP.

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“…In these studies, it is seen that SWOT-AHP method is adapted to different disciplinary areas for different purposes, some of which are basin and water resources management planning (Öztürk and Tönük, 2014;Karatayev et al, 2017), natural resource management and planning (Kangas et al, 2001;Kajanus et al, 2012), forest area management and environmental assessment (Kurttila et al, 2000;Grošelj, Hodges and Stirn, 2016;Etongo et al, 2018;Rachid and El Fadel, 2013;KC, Stainback and Chhetri, 2014), determining conservation-use strategy in national parks (Görmüş, 2012;Arsić et al, 2017;Arsić et al, 2018) and buffer zone management and planning (Margles et al, 2010).…”

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SWOT-AHS Yöntemi ile Korunan Alanlarda Ekoturizm Stratejilerinin Belirlenmesi: Aksaray- Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi (ÖÇKB) Örneği

Yılmaz¹

2020

JGEOG

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The need to overcome the problems created by human impact in protected areas has today necessitated the creation of various ways of sustainable development. The sustainability paradigm has become an important framework in tourism as in many other fields. Ecotourism is seen as a key element in the sustainability of tourism. It is defined as a tourism approach that protects and develops natural and cultural values, and at the same time enables the participation and development of local people. The aim of this study was to develop suitable ecotourism strategies for Aksaray's Ihlara Valley which is a Special Environmental Protection Zone (SEPZ). For this purpose, SWOT-AHP technique, which is a hybrid method, was used. In this study, after conducting the SWOT analysis which clarified the strengths-weaknesses and opportunity-threats of the Ihlara Valley, the weightings of SWOT groups and factors were determined by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Developed strategies for environmental, socio-cultural and economic sustainability are: "Determination of carrying capacity with effective ecotourism planning", "the creation of a new image of the region within the scope of international protection status", "elimination of tourism infrastructure-superstructure deficiencies", "diversification of tourist activities", "organizing training programs and courses of ecotourism for stakeholders" and "ensuring economic prosperity through the participation of local people in tourism". These strategies are thought to be beneficial for stakeholders in developing protection-use practices in a possible ecotourism planning process in Ihlara SEPZ.

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Assessing the effectiveness of joint forest management in Southern Burkina Faso: A SWOT-AHP analysis

Cited by 46 publications

References 36 publications

A Model for Business Performance Improvement: A Case of the Postal Company

A Model for Business Performance Improvement: A Case of the Postal Company

Evaluating Management Strategies for Mount Kenya Forest Reserve and National Park to Reduce Fire Danger and Address Interests of Various Stakeholders

SWOT-AHS Yöntemi ile Korunan Alanlarda Ekoturizm Stratejilerinin Belirlenmesi: Aksaray- Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi (ÖÇKB) Örneği

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