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A Multi-Objective and Multi-Design Evaluation Procedure for Environmental Protection Forestry

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  • Aying Liu
  • Alan Collins
  • Shujie Yao

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A unique and important application of a comprehensive and practical multi-objective evaluation framework is presented which goes far beyond traditional cost-benefit analysis (CBA). It is characterized by transparency which is not always the case for methods beyond CBA. The application is geared to the evaluation of environmental protection forestry with several alternative designs. The framework suggested consists of five key steps integrating orthodox cost-benefit analysis and the analytical hierarchy process developed by Saaty (1980). It is shown to be a flexible framework which can coherently function with a mixture of both monetary and physical units of measurement. The framework is applied to a consideration of alternative designs for the Three Norths Shelter Belt (TNSB) in China. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

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  • Aying Liu & Alan Collins & Shujie Yao, 1998. "A Multi-Objective and Multi-Design Evaluation Procedure for Environmental Protection Forestry," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 12(2), pages 225-240, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:enreec:v:12:y:1998:i:2:p:225-240
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1016036114492
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