Multi-criteria decision analysis to select metrics for design and monitoring of sustainable ecosystem restorations

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-86

  Convertino, M ^a,b   Baker, K M ^c   Vogel, J T ^c   Lu, C ^d   Suedel, B ^e   Linkov, I ^e,f  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^f CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem restoration; Environmental metrics; Monitoring; Multi criteria decision analysis; Stakeholder preferences, utility

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABILITY ANALYSIS; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; MONITORING PROGRAMS; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; OPTIMAL SETS; PROJECT SUCCESS; RESTORATION DESIGN; RESTORATION PROJECT; RIVER RESTORATION; SELECTION PROCESS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STAKEHOLDER INTEREST; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; STAKEHOLDER PREFERENCES, UTILITY; UNCERTAIN DATAS;

DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RESTORATION;

MONITORING;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84869864066     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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