This paper describe the use of multiple criteria decision tools for assessing criteria and indicators designed to evaluate sustainable forest management. Three techniques called ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons are described and used within the framework of a generic set of criteria and ...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study]
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Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
Biodiversity conservation, as one criterion for evaluating forest sustainability, is assessed using a fuzzy analytic hierarchical framework organised around three concepts; criteria, indicators, and verifiers. Following this hierarchical framework, a biodiversity conservation index model was deve...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[A fuzzy analytic hierarchy process for assessing biodiversity conservation]
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A fuzzy analytic hierarchy process for assessing biodiversity conservation
Participatory approaches to forest management have gained wide acceptance and have also become the primary guiding principle in the management of natural resources worldwide. Despite their widespread popularity, participatory methods developed so far have often been criticized as lacking in rigor...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Combining participatory modeling and multi-criteria analysis for community-based forest management]
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Combining participatory modeling and multi-criteria analysis for community-based forest management
This paper describes the general concepts, meaning, and definitions of sustainability and proposes the use of soft methodologies, particularly fuzzy set theory, for its assessment. Basic elements and concepts of fuzzy sets are described, including membership functions and their interpretations in...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Fuzzy methods for assessing criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management]
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Fuzzy methods for assessing criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management
Participatory approaches to natural resource management and development have become widely accepted as the most effective instruments for achieving sustainable resource management particularly in the developing nations. This paper presents a participatory modeling framework that is consistent wit...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Participatory modeling and analysis of sustainable forest management: experiences and lessons learned from case studies]
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Participatory modeling and analysis of sustainable forest management: experiences and lessons learned from case studies
This paper describes the experiences and lessons learned in applying a multi-agent systems (MAS) model to study the dynamics and complex interactions among stakeholders in the management of communitybased forests. The MAS model is developed using the companion modelling (ComMod) approach, which a...
Campo, P.C.
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Mendoza, G.A.
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Guizol, P.
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[Exploring management strategies for community-based forests using multi-agent systems: a case study in Palawan, Philippines]
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Exploring management strategies for community-based forests using multi-agent systems: a case study in Palawan, Philippines
This article presents a system dynamics (SD) method to examine the problem of forest degradation. The model developed takes a system-oriented view of forest management, embracing both social and biophysical factors affecting deforestation. Social factors examined are socio-economic variables or e...
Purnomo, H.
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Mendoza, G.A.
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[A system dynamics model for evaluating collaborative forest management: a case study in Indonesia]
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A system dynamics model for evaluating collaborative forest management: a case study in Indonesia
This paper describes an application of multiple criteria analysis (MCA) in assessing criteria and indicators adapted for a particular forest management unit. The methods include: ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons. These methods were used in a participatory decision-making environment wher...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment]
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Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment
Cooperation among stakeholders is widely accepted as an effective management strategy. This paper describes an experimentalstudy that explores this cooperation using role-playing games, which is formulated within a multiagent simulation framework. This framework enables participants to take activ...
Purnomo, H.
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Guizol, P.
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Mendoza, G.A.
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[Exploring partnerships between local communities and timber companies: an experiment using the role-playing games approach]
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Exploring partnerships between local communities and timber companies: an experiment using the role-playing games approach
Criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable resource management were generated under a facilitated community-driven approach where villagers took active roles, not only in the generation of the indicators but also in their subsequent assessment. The general procedure followed a two-stage proces...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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Nyirenda, R.
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Standa-Gunda, W.
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Mutimukuru, T.
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[A community-driven multi-criteria approach to developing indicators of sustainable resource management]
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A community-driven multi-criteria approach to developing indicators of sustainable resource management