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Using DEMATEL and ISM for Designing Green Public Policies Based on the System of Systems Approach

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  • Aydin Teymourifar

    (Católica Porto Business School, Centro de Estudos em Gestão e Economia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Maria A. M. Trindade

    (SDA Bocconi School of Management, 20136 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to the development of green public policies. We emphasize the significance of the system of systems (SoSs) methodology, which concentrates on understanding and managing complex systems by contemplating their interdependencies and interactions as a single integrated system. Based on this perspective, we consider green public policy as a system interacting with the energy, health, pollutants, and economic systems of the SoSs. As a method of systematic structural analysis, we use both decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) techniques to understand the relationships between the systems listed above. We provide a literature review on the application of these soft operation research (SOR) techniques. We note that SOR methods are suitable for the formulation of effective public policies. Using an example, we demonstrate the primary advantage of DEMATEL and ISM, which is the establishment of easily comprehendible causal relationships between the systems in the SoSs.

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  • Aydin Teymourifar & Maria A. M. Trindade, 2023. "Using DEMATEL and ISM for Designing Green Public Policies Based on the System of Systems Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-18, July.
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