Spatial analysis of selected biodiversity features in protected areas: a case study in Tuscany region

Riccioli, Francesco; Fratini, Roberto; Boncinelli, Fabio; Asmar, Toufic El; Asmar, Jean Pierre El; Casini, Leonardo

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.06.023

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“…Then, an extensive compilation was made of physical, demographic, and socioeconomic variables (including those relating to rural development) on a municipal level, to be correlated through PCA using SPSS statistical software (2016, IBM, New York, NY, USA). For a better graphic visualization of the results on the territory, a GIS (geographical information system) has been used, which is one of the most appropriate information management tools, since it allows association of alphanumeric information to a set of cartographic information, and a perfect tool to analyse the spatial location [26], distribution, association, interaction, and evolution [27] of EAFRD funding in the selected study area, as well as an adequate multiple criteria analysis tool [28].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Rural Sustainable Development? Contributions of the EAFRD 2007–2013 in Low Demographic Density Territories: The Case of Extremadura (SW Spain)

Alonso

Masot

2017

Sustainability

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The European Commission has been striving to achieve sustainable development in its rural areas for more than 25 years through funds aimed at modernizing the agricultural and forestry sectors, protecting the environment and improving the quality of life. However, is sustainable rural development really being accomplished? This study sets out to answer this question in the case of Extremadura, a Spanish territory with low demographic density and a gross domestic product still below 75% of the European average. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies have been employed, using principal component analysis, the result of which has provided us with a model that shows how various behaviors coexist in the region in view of the distribution of current funding from the EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development). The most dynamic areas have received the largest amounts of funding and these are linked to the agricultural sector and to the protection of the environment, leaving aside the more depressed areas and the implementation of the LEADER approach as well. Therefore, we have come to the conclusion that the current rural development in Extremadura is not sustainable enough.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Rural Sustainable Development? Contributions of the EAFRD 2007–2013 in Low Demographic Density Territories: The Case of Extremadura (SW Spain)

Alonso

Masot

2017

Sustainability

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“…Riccioli et al (2016) use this technique to analyse the degree of some relevant features of biodiversity in the Region of Tuscany to solve problems about management. Lu et al (2014), Reza et al (2013) and Walter et al (2016) use Spatial MCA to deal with problems about land use, zoning and species, respectively.…”

Section: Multi-criteria Methodsmentioning

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A critical review of multi-criteria decision making in protected areas

Castro-Pardo

Urios

2016

EARN

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ABSTRACT:Multi-criteria analysis in collaborative decision making can provide a useful tool to improve the governance in protected areas with strong conflicts between stakeholders. This paper offers an in-depth review about MCDM methods in protected areas. The analysis considers the topics Land Use, Management, Species, and Zoning and it is based in two dimensions: Methods and Participation. Topics and MCDM methods and Topics and Participation were significantly related and contrasted using a Chisquared test, respectively. We have identified two groups by topics: Zoning and Species use continuous non participative methods and Land Use and Management use discrete methods with increasing participation. KEYWORDS:Collaborative Decision-Making, Multi-criteria analysis, protected areas. Una revisión crítica de la toma de decisiones multi-criterio en áreas protegidas RESUMEN:El análisis multi-criterio para toma de decisiones colaborativa ofrece una herramienta útil para mejorar la gobernanza en áreas protegidas, con fuertes conflictos de intereses entre agentes. Este artículo ofrece una revisión en profundidad sobre métodos MCDM en áreas protegidas. El análisis considera los temas Uso de la tierra, Gestión, Especies y Zonificación, y se basa en dos dimensiones: Mé-todos y Participación. Los Temas y las Técnicas MCDM y los Temas y la Participación están significativamente correlacionados respectivamente según un test Chi-cuadrado. Hemos identificado dos grupos: Especies y Zonificación usan métodos continuos no participativos y Uso de la tierra y Gestión, utilizan métodos discretos donde la participación es creciente. PALABRAS CLAVE:Análisis multi-criterio, áreas protegidas, toma de decisiones colaborativa.

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“…These diverse purposes clearly emerged when examining individual studies in our review, as highlighted in the Supporting Information (Table S1, columns 5 and 12). In Riccioli et al (2016), for example, the objective of the MCDA was to assess the effectiveness of existing environmental policies. To this end, their main results consisted of spatial clusters identifying areas with high biodiversity based on a set of criteria which were then crosschecked to see whether they overlap with existing protected areas in the region.…”

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Multi‐criteria decision analysis for nature conservation: A review of 20 years of applications

2018

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Abstract1. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a method to support decision-making, by exploring the balance between the pros and cons of different alternatives to accomplish a specific goal. It assists in framing decision problems, illustrating the performance of alternatives across criteria, exploring trade-offs, formulating a decision and testing its robustness. This paper provides a structured review of empirical applications of MCDA to nature conservation published in the scientific literature over the last 20 years. The paper aims at taking stock of past experiences, and comparing them with best practices and common pitfalls identified in the literature, to provide recommendations for better MCDA application to conservation.2. The review follows the structure of a generalized MCDA process consisting of three key stages: (1) decision context and problem structuring, (2) analysis and (3) decision.3. The search identified 86 papers that describe MCDA applications to a range of topics, including conservation prioritization and planning; protected areas management and zoning; forest management and restoration; and mapping of biodiversity, naturalness and wilder. The results show that, concerning problem structuring, a small percentage of the reviewed MCDA engaged stakeholders other than the authors in identifying alternatives and formulating criteria (15% and 35% respectively).Concerning the analysis, criteria assessment was adequately justified by the authors (47%), at times also by involving other stakeholders (22%). Weighting was performed in almost all applications, whereas criteria aggregation was mostly based on the weighted linear combination (63%). Sensitivity analysis was largely overlooked (57%). Concerning decision, 45% of the articles provided only an overall ranking or suitability of alternatives, while 22% included additional rankings according to specific criterion, and 8% further analyses and clustering of stakeholders' preferences.4. The paper concludes by suggesting key elements of successful MCDA applications, including clear construction of the decision context; collaborative identification of alternatives and criteria that reflect the values at stake; adequate justification and communication of the methods for criteria assessment and weighting; reasoned choice of the criteria aggregation method, and comprehensive sensitivity analysis. K E Y W O R D Sbiodiversity conservation, criteria assessment, decision-making, multi-criteria decision analysis, stakeholders, weighting

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Spatial analysis of selected biodiversity features in protected areas: a case study in Tuscany region

Cited by 23 publications

References 51 publications

Towards Rural Sustainable Development? Contributions of the EAFRD 2007–2013 in Low Demographic Density Territories: The Case of Extremadura (SW Spain)

Towards Rural Sustainable Development? Contributions of the EAFRD 2007–2013 in Low Demographic Density Territories: The Case of Extremadura (SW Spain)

A critical review of multi-criteria decision making in protected areas

Multi‐criteria decision analysis for nature conservation: A review of 20 years of applications

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