Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Development: Pursuing Economic Growth, Environmental Protection and Social Cohesion

✍ Scribed by Michalis Doumpos (editor), Fernando A. F. Ferreira (editor), Constantin Zopounidis (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 232
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents a rich collection of studies on the analysis of sustainable development from a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) perspective, written by some of the most prominent authors in the field of MCDM/A. The book constitutes a unique international reference guide to the analysis, measurement, and management of sustainability in a multidimensional decision analysis context. Chiefly intended for academics and policymakers, it reflects some of the latest methodological advances in decision-making, which are illustrated in real-life applications to sustainability-related topics in both the private and public sector.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Organization
References
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
In Search of a Scientific Research Programme for Addressing the Sustainable Management of the Environment
1 Introduction
2 The ``Indicators Approach´´ and the Multi-criteria Analysis: Building the Hard Core of a SRP
3 Potential Problems Associated with a Massive Use of Indicators
4 A Necessary Linkage Between Circular Economy and Sustainability
5 Conclusions
Appendix
The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: An Outline
The Hard Core
The Protective Belt
The Negative Heuristic
The Positive Heuristic
References
An ELECTRE-TRI Model for National Energy Sustainability Assessment
1 Introduction
2 Energy Sustainability Approaches
2.1 Applications of ELECTRE Methods in the Energy Sector
2.2 MCDA Approaches in Energy Sustainability
2.3 Other Barometers for Measuring Energy Sustainability
3 ELECTRE-TRI Method
4 World Energy Trilemma Index (ETI)
5 Methodological Framework
6 Results and Discussion
7 Conclusions and Future Research
References
Towards Sustainable Development and Climate Co-governance: A Multicriteria Stakeholders´ Perspective
1 Introduction
2 The Use of MCDA in SDG Analysis
3 Urgency of SDG Assessment, in Relation to Climate Policy, from the Experts´ Point of View
3.1 Scope
3.2 Context: Event, Alternatives and Criteria
3.3 Methodology
3.3.1 The 2-Tuple Model
3.3.2 The 2-Tuple TOPSIS Model
3.3.3 Consensus Measuring
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Multicriteria Decision Support for Sustainable Energy Systems
1 Introduction
2 Multiobjective Approaches for Power Systems Planning
2.1 Power Generation Planning
2.2 Unit Commitment and Dispatch Planning
2.3 Network Planning
2.4 Demand-Side Management
2.5 Energy-Economy-Environment Planning Models
3 Multicriteria (Discrete Alternative) Energy Planning Models
4 Conclusions and Challenges Ahead
References
Stakeholder Engagement and ANP Best Research Practices in Sustainable Territorial and Urban Strategic Planning
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background: Literature Review
2.1 Sustainability and Sustainable Development
2.2 Stakeholder Engagement
2.3 The Analytic Network Process ANP and Best Research Practices
3 Research Design
4 Analysis and Results
4.1 Objective 1: Results for ANP and Its Applications in Sustainable Development
4.2 Objective 2: Results for ANP Extent and Nature of Use in STUD Applications
4.3 Objective 3: Extent of Stakeholder Engagement in Planning of Sustainable Territorial and Urban Development STUD
4.4 Objective 4: Use of ANP Best Research Practices
4.5 Objective 5: Recommendations to Optimize ANP Applications in Planning of STUD-Future Applications, Recommendations and Eme...
5 Conclusions
Appendix 1: Papers Classified as Territorial/Urban Development (STUD)
References
Environmental Monitoring of the Socio-economic Components of the Impact of a Mega Project
1 Introduction
2 Environmental Monitoring of the Economic and Social Components
2.1 Analysis of the Draft
2.2 The Document
3 Methodological Analysis
3.1 The Structure of the Indicators in the Panel
3.2 How to Evaluate the Negative Impact
3.2.1 Examples of a Combinatorial Approach
3.3 How to Facilitate a Counterfactual Analysis
3.3.1 MC Decision Aid Procedures
3.3.2 A Multicriteria Model
4 Conclusions
References
Supporting Sustainable Development Using Multiple Criteria Decision Aid: Towards an Age-Friendly Smart Living Environment
1 Introduction
2 Sustainable Development and Knowledge Management
3 Multiple Criteria Decision Aid
4 Methodological Application
4.1 Pilot Study
4.2 Main Study: Cognitive Mapping and Problem Structuring
5 Results Analysis and Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
A Piprecia-OCRA-G Decision-Making Approach to Selecting Sustainable Hotel Construction Projects
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 PIPRECIA Method
2.2 OCRA-G Method
2.2.1 Step One
2.2.2 Step Two
2.2.3 Step Three
2.2.4 Step Four
2.2.5 Step Five
2.2.6 Step Six
3 Case Study
3.1 Decision Problem
3.2 Application of Proposed Methodology
4 Conclusion
References
A Decision Making Model for Order Release in an Assembly Job-Shop to Improve Business Performance and Sustainability
1 Introduction
2 Research Background
3 Reference Context
4 Proposed Approaches
5 Simulation Environment
6 Numerical Results
7 Conclusions
References
Multicriteria Methodology for Assessing the Financial Performance of Sustainable Companies: The Case of Greece
1 Introduction
2 Multicriteria Evaluation Approach
3 Data and Financial Performance Criteria
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions and Future Directions
References