Multi‐criteria decision analysis for nature conservation: A review of 20 years of applications

B Adem Esmail, D Geneletti - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a method to support decision‐making, by
exploring the balance between the pros and cons of different alternatives to accomplish a …

Challenges in the wind turbines location process in Central Europe–The use of spatial decision support systems

J Kazak, J Van Hoof, S Szewranski - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The implementation of a framework for climate and energy policies in Europe entails a
number of development projects connected to renewable energy resources. As far as many …

Comprehensive assessment method for sustainable urban development (CAMSUD)-a new multi-criteria system for planning, evaluation and decision-making

F Ali-Toudert, L Ji, L Fährmann, S Czempik - Progress in Planning, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the newly developed multi-criteria urban sustainability system
CAMSUD (version 1.0) including the theoretical and analytical process underlying its …

Delineating priority areas for marine biodiversity conservation in the Coral Triangle

I Asaad, CJ Lundquist, MV Erdmann, MJ Costello - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Identifying priority areas for biodiversity conservation requires systematic approaches and
integrated ecological and biological information. Here, we applied a range of ecological …

Environmental land use conflicts: a threat to soil conservation

RFV Junior, SGP Varandas, LFS Fernandes… - Land use policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil vulnerability and environmental land use conflicts were quantified and cross tabulated
in the Sordo River basin (Trás-os-Montes Province, NE Portugal) to provide insights about …

Decision making for sustainable urban energy planning: An integrated evaluation framework of alternative solutions for a NZED (Net Zero-Energy District) in Turin

C Becchio, MC Bottero, SP Corgnati, F Dell'Anna - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union issued several directives in the field of energy efficiency which
impact on the building sector in order to avoid a further increase of energy consumption and …

Emerging trends in GIS application on cultural heritage conservation: A review

B Liu, C Wu, W Xu, Y Shen, F Tang - Heritage Science, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based technologies are increasingly crucial
in the domain of cultural heritage conservation, facilitating the construction of dynamic …

Road ecology in environmental impact assessment

M Karlson, U Mörtberg, B Balfors - Environmental impact assessment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Transport infrastructure has a wide array of effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
and road and railway networks are increasingly being associated with a loss of biodiversity …

Ecological land suitability analysis through spatial indicators: An application of the Analytic Network Process technique and Ordered Weighted Average approach

V Ferretti, S Pomarico - Ecological Indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Multicriteria-Spatial Decision Support Systems (MC-SDSS) are increasingly popular
tools in decision-making processes and in policy making, thanks to their significant new …

A group multicriteria spatial decision support system for parking site selection problem: A case study

M Jelokhani-Niaraki, J Malczewski - Land use policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Tehran, the capital of Iran and one of the largest cities in the world, faces uncontrolled urban
expansion. Over the last few decades, urban expansion and traffic congestion in Tehran has …