Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study

This paper describe the use of multiple criteria decision tools for assessing criteria and indicators designed to evaluate sustainable forest management. Three techniques called ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons are described and used within the framework of a generic set of criteria and ind...

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Main Authors: Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, Ravi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18134
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description This paper describe the use of multiple criteria decision tools for assessing criteria and indicators designed to evaluate sustainable forest management. Three techniques called ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons are described and used within the framework of a generic set of criteria and indicators applied in a case study involving a forest concession in Kalimantan, Indonesia. For the case study, an assessment team consisting of national and international experts representing various disciplines was chosen to conduct an assessment of the forest concession. The criteria and indicators (C&I) developed by the Center for International Forestry Research were used as a reference. From this generic set of C&I, the assessment team made revisions to make the set more relevant to the prevailing conditions in the forest concession. This modified set was used in the assessment of the concession. Results from the study indicate that these techniques are effective tools both for selecting sets of criteria and indicators and eventually for prioritising them. The methods are highly transparent, easy to understand, and offer a convenient environment for participatory decision-making. These are desirable features of any evaluation but most especially for a complex assessment problem such as forest sustainability.
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spelling CGSpace181342025-01-24T14:12:01Z Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study Mendoza, G.A. Prabhu, Ravi social forestry case studies criteria indicators forest management concession (land) assessment decision making sustainability This paper describe the use of multiple criteria decision tools for assessing criteria and indicators designed to evaluate sustainable forest management. Three techniques called ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons are described and used within the framework of a generic set of criteria and indicators applied in a case study involving a forest concession in Kalimantan, Indonesia. For the case study, an assessment team consisting of national and international experts representing various disciplines was chosen to conduct an assessment of the forest concession. The criteria and indicators (C&I) developed by the Center for International Forestry Research were used as a reference. From this generic set of C&I, the assessment team made revisions to make the set more relevant to the prevailing conditions in the forest concession. This modified set was used in the assessment of the concession. Results from the study indicate that these techniques are effective tools both for selecting sets of criteria and indicators and eventually for prioritising them. The methods are highly transparent, easy to understand, and offer a convenient environment for participatory decision-making. These are desirable features of any evaluation but most especially for a complex assessment problem such as forest sustainability. 2000 2012-06-04T09:06:07Z 2012-06-04T09:06:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18134 en Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, R. 2000. Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study . Forest Ecology and Management 131 :107-126. ISSN: 0378-1127.
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concession (land)
assessment
decision making
sustainability
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Prabhu, Ravi
Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title_full Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title_fullStr Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title_short Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
title_sort multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators a case study
topic social forestry
case studies
criteria
indicators
forest management
concession (land)
assessment
decision making
sustainability
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