Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Development: Pursuing Economic Growth, Environmental Protection and Social Cohesion [Paperback]

This book presents a rich collection of studies on the analysis of sustainable development from a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) perspective, written by some of the most prominent authors in the field of MCDM/A. The book constitutes a unique international reference guide to the analysis, measurement, and management of sustainability in a multidimensional decision analysis context. Chiefly intended for academics and policymakers, it reflects some of the latest methodological advances in decision-making, which are illustrated in real-life applications to sustainability-related topics in both the private and public sector.

 In search of a Scientific Research Programme for addressing the sustainable management of the environment.- An ELECTRE-TRI model for national energy sustainability assessment.- Towards sustainable development and climate co-governance: a multicriteria stakeholders perspective.- Multicriteria Decision Support for Sustainable Energy Systems.- Stakeholder Engagement and ANP Best Research Practices in Sustainable Territorial and Urban Strategic Planning.- Environmental monitoring of the socio-economic components of the impact of a mega project.- Supporting sustainable development using multiple criteria decision aid: towards an age-friendly smart living environment.- A PIPRECIA-OCRA-G decision-making approach to selecting sustainable hotel construction projects.- A decision making model for order release in an Assembly Job-Shop to improve business performance and sustainability.- Multicriteria methodology for assessing the financial performance of sustainable companies: the case ofGreece.

Michalis Doumpos is Professor at the School of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete, Greece. His research interests include multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM), decision support systems, business analytics, financial risk management, and energy economicl3)