Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application

This paper presents different models designed to operationalize the principle of forest sustainability. Concepts such as resource or environmental utilization space, carrying capacity and critical thresholds are defined. The paper also describes an application of the qualitative and quantitative mul...

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Main Authors: Mendoza, G.A., Hartanto, H., Prabhu, Ravi, Villanueva, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18562
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Hartanto, H.
Prabhu, Ravi
Villanueva, T.
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description This paper presents different models designed to operationalize the principle of forest sustainability. Concepts such as resource or environmental utilization space, carrying capacity and critical thresholds are defined. The paper also describes an application of the qualitative and quantitative multicriteria models in assessing forest sustainability. Sustainability analysis was done in three stages: stage 1 involves the development of an appropriate set of criteria and indicators (C&I); stage 2 involves the use of multicriteria analysis (MCA) models for estimating relative importance of each C&I; and stage 3 involves the qualitative and quantitative assessment of each C&I. The qualitative model based on a simple flagging method where C&I elements are evaluated and assigned appropriate flag colors depending on the experts' judgements on their criticality. Similarly, the same set of C&I elements were also evaluated quantitatively using a scaled scoring system. These models were applied in a case study involving a community-managed forest in the Philippines. Feedback received from the assessors indicate that the models were found to be useful, transparent, and helpful tools in generating relevant sets of C&I and in evaluating these C&I with respect to overall forest sustainability.
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spelling CGSpace185622025-01-24T14:20:45Z Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application Mendoza, G.A. Hartanto, H. Prabhu, Ravi Villanueva, T. forests sustainability assessment models criteria indicators decision making participation qualitative techniques quantitative analysis This paper presents different models designed to operationalize the principle of forest sustainability. Concepts such as resource or environmental utilization space, carrying capacity and critical thresholds are defined. The paper also describes an application of the qualitative and quantitative multicriteria models in assessing forest sustainability. Sustainability analysis was done in three stages: stage 1 involves the development of an appropriate set of criteria and indicators (C&I); stage 2 involves the use of multicriteria analysis (MCA) models for estimating relative importance of each C&I; and stage 3 involves the qualitative and quantitative assessment of each C&I. The qualitative model based on a simple flagging method where C&I elements are evaluated and assigned appropriate flag colors depending on the experts' judgements on their criticality. Similarly, the same set of C&I elements were also evaluated quantitatively using a scaled scoring system. These models were applied in a case study involving a community-managed forest in the Philippines. Feedback received from the assessors indicate that the models were found to be useful, transparent, and helpful tools in generating relevant sets of C&I and in evaluating these C&I with respect to overall forest sustainability. 2002 2012-06-04T09:08:33Z 2012-06-04T09:08:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18562 en Mendoza, G.A., Hartanto, H., Prabhu, R., Villanueva, T. 2002. Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application . Journal of Sustainable Forestry 15 (2) :25-62.
spellingShingle forests
sustainability
assessment
models
criteria
indicators
decision making
participation
qualitative techniques
quantitative analysis
Mendoza, G.A.
Hartanto, H.
Prabhu, Ravi
Villanueva, T.
Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title_full Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title_fullStr Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title_full_unstemmed Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title_short Multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry: model development and application
title_sort multicriteria and critical threshold value analyses in assessing sustainable forestry model development and application
topic forests
sustainability
assessment
models
criteria
indicators
decision making
participation
qualitative techniques
quantitative analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18562
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