A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands

The intensification of livestock operations in the last few decades has resulted in an increased social concern over the environmental impacts of livestock operations and thus making appropriate manure management decisions increasingly important. A socially acceptable manure management system that s...

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Main Authors: Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Meuwissen, M.P.M., Lansink, A.G.J.M.O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40240
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author Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
Meuwissen, M.P.M.
Lansink, A.G.J.M.O.
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description The intensification of livestock operations in the last few decades has resulted in an increased social concern over the environmental impacts of livestock operations and thus making appropriate manure management decisions increasingly important. A socially acceptable manure management system that simultaneously achieves the pressing environmental objectives while balancing the socio-economic welfare of farmers and society at large is needed. Manure management decisions involve a number of decision makers with different and conflicting views of what is acceptable in the context of sustainable development. This paper developed a decision-making tool based on a multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) approach to address the manure management problems in the Netherlands. This paper has demonstrated the application of compromise programming and goal programming to evaluate key trade-offs between socio-economic benefits and environmental sustainability of manure management systems while taking decision makers' conflicting views of the different criteria into account. The proposed methodology is a useful tool in assisting decision makers and policy makers in designing policies that enhance the introduction of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manure management systems.
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spelling CGSpace402402025-06-17T08:23:54Z A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Meuwissen, M.P.M. Lansink, A.G.J.M.O. organic fertilizers technology decision making environmental effects models case studies The intensification of livestock operations in the last few decades has resulted in an increased social concern over the environmental impacts of livestock operations and thus making appropriate manure management decisions increasingly important. A socially acceptable manure management system that simultaneously achieves the pressing environmental objectives while balancing the socio-economic welfare of farmers and society at large is needed. Manure management decisions involve a number of decision makers with different and conflicting views of what is acceptable in the context of sustainable development. This paper developed a decision-making tool based on a multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) approach to address the manure management problems in the Netherlands. This paper has demonstrated the application of compromise programming and goal programming to evaluate key trade-offs between socio-economic benefits and environmental sustainability of manure management systems while taking decision makers' conflicting views of the different criteria into account. The proposed methodology is a useful tool in assisting decision makers and policy makers in designing policies that enhance the introduction of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manure management systems. 2014-02 2014-06-13T14:47:14Z 2014-06-13T14:47:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40240 en Limited Access Elsevier Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.; Meuwissen, M. P. M.; Lansink, A. G. J. M. O. 2014. A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands. European Journal of Operational Research, 232(3):643-653. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.006
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technology
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environmental effects
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
Meuwissen, M.P.M.
Lansink, A.G.J.M.O.
A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title_full A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title_fullStr A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title_short A multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the Netherlands
title_sort multiple criteria decision making approach to manure management systems in the netherlands
topic organic fertilizers
technology
decision making
environmental effects
models
case studies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40240
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