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A measured approach to sustainability and other multi-criteria assessment
Citation:
Pollesch, N. A measured approach to sustainability and other multi-criteria assessment. Twin Ports Freshwater Folk Monthly, Duluth, MN, March 07, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
From determining what to have for lunch to deciding where to invest our resources, we, as individuals and societies, are constantly involved in multi-criteria assessment. Using sustainability assessment as a case study, in this talk I will demonstrate the ubiquity of multi-criteria assessment in human and ecological systems. I discuss the processes used to combine diverse indicators to create indices or synthesized measures of complex systems. I will also highlight some of the common challenges that arise in assessment and discuss some methods to study the structure of assessments, which can aid in creating more robust assessments.
Description:
From determining what to have for lunch to deciding where to invest our resources, we, as individuals and societies, are constantly involved in multi-criteria assessment. Using sustainability assessment as a case study, in this talk I will demonstrate the ubiquity of multi-criteria assessment in human and ecological systems. I discuss the processes used to combine diverse indicators to create indices or synthesized measures of complex systems. I will also highlight some of the common challenges that arise in assessment and discuss some methods to study the structure of assessments, which can aid in creating more robust assessments.