Assessing Urban Sustainability through Participatory Multi-Criteria Approaches (PMCAs): An Updated Comparative Analysis

Merino‐Saum, Albert

doi:10.1017/9781108574334.011

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“…More empirical research and more comprehensive and objective analyses are needed to test which approaches to participatory MCA might work best under some specific conditions and why, and how a different framing of the process might affect its feasibility as well as the reliability and utility of the final results. However, what clearly emerges from this discussion, in line with what also argued by Merino-Saum (2020), is that there are some key overarching factors that should orientate the selection of one specific approach to participatory MCA over the others (see also Dean, 2021). These factors include:…”

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“…Notwithstanding the dramatic growth in popularity experienced by participatory MCA approaches, so far, with a few exceptions (e.g. Cornet et al, 2018b;Dean, 2018Dean, , 2021Dean et al, 2019;Merino-Saum, 2020;Stirling and Mayer, 2001), there seems also to have been a lack of comprehensive analysis and comparative studies on such methods. Important aspects such as the selection of group decision-making participants, the level of involvement of participants in the process and, above all, the way in which different and often contrasting viewpoints should be processed and included in the multi-criteria framework do not seem to have received much attention in the literature.…”

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Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation

Dean

2022

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Over the past few decades, a number of participatory multi-criteria analysis methods, combining deliberative procedures with multiple decision criteria assessment techniques, have been developed to tackle complex policy problems. However, several important aspects of such methods, including the way in which different and often contrasting viewpoints should be included in the analysis, appear to have been largely neglected by previous studies. Possible problems and drawbacks that may hamper the applicability and feasibility of multi-actor multi-criteria exercises and the utility and reliability of their outcomes also deserve further investigation. This article seeks to fill this knowledge gap by proposing a conceptual framework and classification scheme that illustrates the different possible approaches for identifying the key elements of the multi-criteria problem (i.e. options, objectives/criteria, weights and scores), while dealing with different points of view. It also discusses the potential advantages, disadvantages and issues of each approach and ultimately defines the overarching factors that should orientate the selection of one specific approach over the others.

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Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation

Dean

2022

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“…MCAs originated as decision-making tools in the field of management to facilitate operational decisions based on multiple criteria. MCA methods have, in recent years, seen a large increase in their use as decision-making tools for sustainable development (Merino-Saum, 2020). The MCA method used in the thesis builds on the strand of MCAs known as participatory MCAs (Merino-Saum, 2020), which include, for example, social multi-criteria evaluation (Munda, 2004).…”

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In what way is it sustainable? : Developing a multi-criteria method for sustainability assessment of socio-technical systems

Lindfors

2022

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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“…There are various frameworks for structuring stakeholder participation in MCA, and while some authors suggest guidelines (Edwards and Hutton Barron, 1994;Merino-Saum, 2020), there is no consensus on which framework is appropriate for which type of decision problem. Although most proponents of participatory approaches express their predilection for a specific MCA technique, they generally propose frameworks within which different MCA techniques can be applied.…”

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

2021

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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.

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Assessing Urban Sustainability through Participatory Multi-Criteria Approaches (PMCAs): An Updated Comparative Analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 54 publications

Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation

Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation

In what way is it sustainable? : Developing a multi-criteria method for sustainability assessment of socio-technical systems

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

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