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Diaz-Balteiro, Luis, Belavenutti, P., Ezquerro García, Marta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-9382, Gonzalez Pachon, J. and Ribeiro Nobre, Silvana
(2018).
Measuring the Sustainability of a Natural System By Using Multi-Criteria Distance Function Methods: Some Critical Issues.
"Journal of Environmental Management", v. 214
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pp. 197-203.
ISSN 0301-4797.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.005.
Title: | Measuring the Sustainability of a Natural System By Using Multi-Criteria Distance Function Methods: Some Critical Issues |
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Item Type: | Article |
Título de Revista/Publicación: | Journal of Environmental Management |
Date: | May 2018 |
ISSN: | 0301-4797 |
Volume: | 214 |
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Freetext Keywords: | Composite índices; Indicators; Multiple criteria decision making; P-metrics; Multi-functionality |
Faculty: | E.T.S.I. Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural (UPM) |
Department: | Ingeniería y Gestión Forestal y Ambiental |
Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
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There is an important body of literature using multi-criteria distance function methods for the aggregation of a battery of sustainability indicators in order to obtain a composite index. This index is considered to be a proxy of the sustainability goodness of a natural system. Although this approach has been profusely used in the literature, it is not exempt from difficulties and potential pitfalls. Thus, in this paper, a significant number of critical issues have been identified showing different procedures capable of avoiding, or at least of mitigating, the inherent potential pitfalls associated with each one. The recommendations made in the paper could increase the theoretical soundness of the multi-criteria distance function methods when this type of approach is applied in the sustainability field, thus increasing the accuracy and realism of the sustainability measurements obtained.
Item ID: | 55378 |
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DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/55378/ |
OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:55378 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.005 |
Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
Deposited on: | 12 Jun 2019 14:38 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2019 14:38 |