On the concept of decision aiding process: an operational perspective

Tsoukiàs, Alexis

doi:10.1007/s10479-007-0187-z

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“…Moreover, due to the different criteria that need to be taken into account to support the development of sustainable bioenergy systems and policies there is a research need to provide tools that support the interpretation and communication of LC results considering trade-offs among the different dimensions of sustainability in a scientifically sound manner. A potential approach that has been gaining prominence is to use Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) [462] as it provides a structured decision support framework that can be used to integrate the LC data in the form of easily understandable rankings, performance scores, and classifications of the systems and policies under evaluation [460].…”

Section: Sustainability Of Bioenergy Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

Soares

Martins

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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This paper brings together several contemporary topics in energy systems aiming to provide a literature review based reflection on how several interrelated energy systems can contribute together to a more sustainable world. Some directions are discussed, such as the improvement of the energy efficiency and environmental performance of the systems, the development of new technologies, the increase of the use of renewable energy sources, the promotion of holistic and multidisciplinary studies, and the implementation of new management rules and "eco-friendly and sustainable" oriented policies at different scales. The interrelations of the diverse energy systems are also discussed in order to address their main social-economic-environmental impacts. The subjects covered include the assessment of the electricity market and its main players (demand, supply, distribution), the evaluation of some urban systems (buildings, transportation, commuting), the analysis of the implementation of renewable energy cooperatives, the discussion of the diffusion of the electric vehicle and the importance of new bioenergy systems. This paper also presents relevant research carried out in the framework of both the Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra and the Sustainable Energy Systems focus area of the MIT-Portugal Program. To conclude, several research topics that should be addressed in the near future are proposed.

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Section: Sustainability Of Bioenergy Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

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Martins

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Each stage has a set of activities according to Table 1 Hence, a large part of the activities occurring within a policy cycle is about understanding, formulating and structuring "problems", see also (Mingers and Rosenhead 2004;Tsoukiàs 2007). Thus, problem structuring is a key element of the public policy making process and in particular for the policy formulation stage.…”

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Modeling for Policy Formulation: Causal Mapping, Scenario Generation, and Decision Evaluation

Larsson

Ibrahim

2015

Electronic Participation

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Part 4: Policy Formulation and ModellingInternational audienceIn this paper we present a work process with associated operational research modeling and analysis tools for the policy formulation stage of the Lindblom policy cycle process model. The approach exploits the use of causal maps for problem structuring and scenario generation of policy options together with decision analysis for evaluating generated scenarios taking preferences of decision makers and stakeholders into account. The benefits of interest when exploiting this integrated modeling approach is to enable for; (i) problem structuring and facilitating understanding and communication of a complex policy problem, (ii) simulation of policy consequences and identification of a smaller set of policy options from a possible very large set of possible options, and (iii) structured decision evaluation of the generated alternative policy options

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“…Otherwise, a poverty measurement is legitimate if it takes into account how a final recommendation is presented, implemented and perceived by the other actors besides its precise contents. Note that operationality and legitimation have not been defined explicitly in this paper, so the definitions given here are based on our retrospective analysis and reconstruction (see Bouyssou et al, 2000;Tsoukiàs, 2007).…”

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A new methodology for multidimensional poverty measurement based on the capability approach

Zeumo

Tsoukiàs

Somé

2014

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

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In this paper, we propose a methodology based on the use of clustering techniques derived from data analysis and multi-attribute decision analysis methods aiming at purposeful multidimensional poverty measurement. The issue of meaningfulness is thus analysed both from a theoretical point of view (measurement theory) and from an operational one (policy effectiveness). Through this new methodology of multidimensional poverty measurement, we aim at providing a contribution to methodological knowledge insisting on the necessity to build "meaningful measurements" for policy making and policy implementation. On the other hand, "meaningful measurements" appear as a contribution to the operationalisation of Sen's capabilities approach. Our standpoint underlines the necessity to consider the problem of poverty measurement as a decision problem and to tackle its measurement issue with that in mind.

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On the concept of decision aiding process: an operational perspective

Cited by 130 publications

References 87 publications

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

Modeling for Policy Formulation: Causal Mapping, Scenario Generation, and Decision Evaluation

A new methodology for multidimensional poverty measurement based on the capability approach

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