Multi actor multi criteria analysis (MAMCA) as a tool to support sustainable decisions: State of use

Macharis, Cathy; Turcksin, Laurence; Lebeau, Kenneth

doi:10.1016/j.dss.2012.08.008

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“…In the same manner, Munda [17] discussed the role of social multi-criteria approaches while assessing environmental issues, emphasizing the need for these kinds of approaches for policy issues involving the integration of various and conflicting points of view. Other authors, more recently, have proposed other participatory assessment frameworks; this is the case with Macharis et al [37], who suggest a multi-actor, multi-criteria analysis consisting of the inclusion of stakeholders in decision-making along with MCA methods as a tool to support sustainable decisions.…”

Section: Literature and Method: A Participatory Multi-criteria Framewmentioning

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Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

Acosta

Quintana

2015

Forests

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Sustainable forest planning should involve the participation of stakeholder communities in the decision-making process. This participation can help avoid the possible rejection of new planning measures. In this paper, the decision-making process to implement regulations on the use of forest tracks on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) is analyzed. In recent years, the number of people using the island's forest environments has notably increased, leading to conflicts between different users of the tracks; as a result, the Island Council of Tenerife is working on regulating these pathways. This paper describes the framing analysis, design, and implementation of a participatory multi-criteria approach to explore, together with stakeholders, the best policy alternatives related to forest planning and management issues of forest track use. To do this, a set of tools has been developed, consisting of institutional analysis, participatory methods, and multi-criteria assessment techniques.

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Section: Literature and Method: A Participatory Multi-criteria Framewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

Acosta

Quintana

2015

Forests

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“…TEHNIKA -MENADŽMENT 65 (2015) 1 [31] Višekriterijumska analiza omogućava procenu rešenja CL, sa aspekta ciljeva interesnih grupa. [32] Teorija učenja naglašava učenje kroz proces saradnje između učesnika (učenje u toku aktivnosti, eng. Learning through action), a ishod je razvoj strategija u pravcu namenjene promene.…”

Section: Održivost Rešenja City Logistikeunclassified

Integrated planning aimed at sustainability city logistics solutions

Tadić¹,

Zečević²

2015

Tehnika

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1. UVOD Rast problema realizacije robnih tokova i pritisak javnosti od kraja prošlog veka podstakli su interesovanje za oblast city logistike (CL). Zapravo, porasla je svest i briga o uticaju logističkih aktivnosti na ekonomsku, ekološku i društvenu održivost gradova. Od ovog perioda raste broj istraživanja, formiraju se baze podataka, definišu i testiraju različite inicijative i koncepcijska rešenja.[1] U cilju dobijanja relevantnih podataka i pregleda stanja, od kraja prošlog veka realizovano je nekoliko velikih evropskih i nacionalnih istraživačkih projekata. Svi oni ukazuju da je stanje logistike urbanih sredina prilično kritično i zahteva detaljnu analizu, hitne intervencije i dugoročna reše-nja. Pokrenute su mnoge inicijative kako bi logističke aktivnosti bile manje rutinske, a pritom efikasnije, naročito sa aspekta uticaja na okruženje i kvaliteta pružanja usluga. Međutim, promene su spore i čini se da niko od učesnika city logistike ne želi da napravi brži progres. [2] Logistika treba da bude servis lokalnoj ekonomiji i treba da prati ekonomske promene. Da bi realizacija robnih tokova bila efikasnija i ekološki prihvatljivija, gradovi moraju da uspostave adekvatan sistem planiranja i upravljanja logističkim aktivnostima. Neophodna su istraživanja, procene zahteva, analize problema, uspostavljanje logističkog foruma za sve interesne grupe i formiranje i konstantno ažuriranje baze parametara city logistike. Neke od navedenih aktivnosti generišu relativno male troškove, a mogu doneti velike koristi privrednom sistemu grada i regiona.[3] U razvoju i implementaciji rešenja CL učestvuju različite grupe, sa različitim ciljevima i interesima, na dobrovoljnoj ili obavezujućoj osnovi.[4] Razlog učešća može biti dostizanje održivosti, sticanje profita ili zakonska obaveza. Najveći uticaj na razvoj i implementaciju rešenja ima gradska uprava, a zatim aktivni učesnici logističkih lanaca (pošiljaoci i primaoci robe i provajderi logističkih usluga) [3]. Inicijative, rešenja CL zahtevaju manje ili veće promene ponašanja učesnika sistema, uglavnom bez prethodne analize uticaja. Sa druge strane, učesnici, interesne grupe će podržati rešenja samo ukoliko ne izazivaju negativne posledice ili su one manje od pozitivnih efekata.U cilju prihvatljivosti, uspešne implementacije i održivosti rešenja adekvatnim metodama treba podstaći učešće svih interesnih grupa prilikom njegovog definisanja i sagledati efekte, posledice na celokupan sistem city logistike. Međutim, promene pristupa reša-vanja problema i integrisano planiranje, zahtevaju određeni nivo poznavanja prirode logističkih aktivnosti, što najčešće nije slučaj.  Javni sektor, odnosno lokalne vlasti ne poznaju dovoljno prirodu i probleme realizacije logističkih aktivnosti u gradu, a provajderi logističkih usluga nemaju dovoljno razvijenu svest o potrebi dostizanja održivosti koju forsira lokalna uprava.  Interakcija privatnog i javnog sektora je na izuzetno niskom nivou što uslovljava međusobno nerazumevanje učesnika CL.  Rešenja su predodređena na neuspeh ukoliko inicij...

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“…Among the available assessment methods, MCA appears the most suitable methodology for use in environmental assessments and policymaking [23][24][25]. By its nature, MCA is a participatory approach.…”

Section: Mitigation Measures and Assessment Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated approach to the assessment of CO2e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

Alsabbagh

Siu

Guehnemann

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Integrated approach to the assessment of CO 2 e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain AbstractThe transport sector is one of the fastest-growing energy-consuming sectors in the world and it contributes greatly to emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e). In Bahrain, CO 2 e emissions from the transport sector grew by an average of 8% annually between 1994 and 2006. The aim of this research was to develop an integrated approach to assess the measures adopted to reduce CO 2 e emissions by the transport sector within the context of climate change mitigation. This approach used the multi-criteria analysis methodology of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to embed conventional assessment methods and a participatory approach. Three extensions to the original AHP methodology were developed: multi-AHP models, scenario packaging, and the examination of the plausibility of the results. The AHP results showed that certain fuel economy standards achieved the highest scores against five qualitative and quantitative criteria. Using socially and politically acceptable options, an integrated approach to CO 2 e mitigation could achieve a reduction in emissions of around 22% by 2030 (compared with 2010), at a cost of USD 112 per metric tonne of avoided CO 2 e emissions. Results from surveys of policymakers, experts, and the general public indicated that the outcomes of scenario packaging were plausible. The contributions of this research are two-fold. First, for the first time in Bahrain, the preferences of the general public have been considered and integrated with both the preferences of policymakers and experts and the results obtained from conventional assessment methods. Second, a structured approach for the integration of different assessment methods, transferable to other contexts, was developed and examined. Furthermore, multi-AHP models were introduced that can reflect the preferences of different concerned groups. Applications of this approach include 3 assessment of the implementation of mitigation measures that could affect a number of concerned groups, decision making in energy-consuming sectors, and development of mitigation policy packages.

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Multi actor multi criteria analysis (MAMCA) as a tool to support sustainable decisions: State of use

Cited by 223 publications

References 52 publications

Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

Participatory Multi-Criteria Assessment of Forest Planning Policies in Conflicting Situations: The Case of Tenerife

Integrated planning aimed at sustainability city logistics solutions

Integrated approach to the assessment of CO2e-mitigation measures for the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

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