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A multicriteria analytical framework for sustainability evaluation under methodological uncertainties
Institution:1. Social Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 115, Box 2, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;2. Ecosystem Management Research Group and IMDO, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium;3. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 53; 9000 Ghent, Belgium;1. School of Economics, Business Administration & Legal Studies, International Hellenic University,14th km Thessaloniki - N. Moudania, 57001 Thermi, Greece;2. Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece;3. Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Street, 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece;1. Murdoch University, Australia;2. North-West University, South Africa;3. Integral Sustainability, Australia;4. Curtin University, Australia;5. University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Abstract:Multicriteria analysis is widely used to perform sustainability evaluation for purposes such as decision making or progress assessment following a chosen sustainable development concept. The stages of multicriteria analysis include indicator selection, data characterization, normalization, weighting, and aggregation. However, due to the various framings of sustainability, non-equivalent approaches could be adopted at each stage, introducing methodological uncertainty. Consequently, depending on the methods chosen, divergent and conflicting conclusions or decisions may result. This paper addresses the issue of methodological uncertainties in sustainability evaluation by analyzing how methodological uncertainties arise during multicriteria analysis, then proposing an analytical framework that employs uncertainty and sensitivity analyses to quantify and manage the effects of methodological uncertainties. The consideration of methodological uncertainties in the structure of multicriteria sustainability evaluation shifts the analysis from deterministic to probabilistic, which is advantageous to arrive at robust and homogenized sustainability conclusions or decisions.
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