Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management (Ashgate Studies in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics) - Hardcover

Prato, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754645967 ISBN 13: 9780754645962

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Providing useful insights on the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in natural resource management, this book examines a number of empirical applications for several countries and a variety of natural resources. It is shown that using MCDA in the management of water, forestry, wetland and other natural resources can substantially improve the design and implementation of natural resource and environmental policies. Stakeholder involvement is also an important determinant of successful resource management and MCDA provides a useful and effective framework for getting stakeholders involved in resource management decisions. Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management gives in-depth analysis of the potential problems in applying these techniques, including difficulties eliciting required information, lack of suitable measures for environmental variables and the need to develop innovative methods to simplify the use of MCDA.

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About the Author

Gamini Herath is Associate Professor of Economics at Deakin University, Australia. Tony Prato is Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754645967
• ISBN 13: 9780754645962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Herath Gamini