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Spatial Dynamics of Tourism Sustainability in EU Member States

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study introduces a synthetic indicator of tourism sustainability for the EU, bridging the gap between institutional monitoring and academic research. By applying the PROMETHEE II method to rank the 27 Member States in 2019 and 2023, the research transforms static data into a dynamic roadmap of post‐pandemic recovery. The findings reveal a
M. Rosario González‐Rodríguez, M. Carmen Díaz‐Fernández   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA): A tool to support sustainable management of groundwater resources in South Africa

Water SA, 2007
The National Water Act (NWA) of 1998 has been promulgated in South Africa to support the attainment of sustainable water resource use. Before the Act was promulgated, landowners were entitled to unlimited groundwater use. The Act rectified this anomaly; however, the practical application of sustainable development concepts in groundwater resource ...
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Choosing the location of the opening cut to expose brown coal deposits – problem solving and decision making with the use of multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)

Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management, 2020
Global brown coal resources are estimated to be extracted at around 512 million Mg. They are found in over a dozen countries, including primarily: Australia, China, the Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United States and Turkey. More than 80% of total brown coal production in the EU takes place in: Germany, Poland, Greece and the ...
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Sustainable Development and Structural Bottlenecks in Transition Economies: New Uzbekistan

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses the sustainable development of Uzbekistan over 2016–2024. The methodology combines min–max normalization and unweighted aggregation to derive goal‐level composite scores and an overall SDG index, correlation analysis, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to characterize the goals that shape the country's progress; key ...
Khusanboy Abdufattokhov, Yulduz Salakhutdinova   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal of an innovative MCDA evaluation methodology: knowledge discovery through rank reversal, standard deviation, and relationship with stock return

Financial Innovation
Financial performance analysis is of vital importance those involved in a business (e.g., shareholders, creditors, partners, and company managers). An accurate and appropriate performance measurement is critical for decision-makers to achieve efficient ...
Mahmut Baydaş, Orhan Emre Elma, Željko Stević   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Value-based medicine in oncology: the importance of perspective in the emerging value frameworks

Clinics, 2018
Recently, professional and healthcare-related entities have launched frameworks designed to assess the value of cancer innovations in multistakeholder decision processes.
Alessandro Gonçalves Campolina
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Environmental and Economic Performance for Port Hydrogen Fuel Transition: A Case Study of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As society continues to develop, hydrogen has emerged as a promising fuel for maritime decarbonization. This study develops an integrated environmental and economic assessment framework for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) by combining life‐cycle assessment, levelized cost analysis, and multi‐criteria decision analysis across 36 ...
Ziyu Wang, Xueyan Lin, Chunjiang An
wiley   +1 more source

Fire Testing and Hazard Assessment for Flame Retardant Polymer Composites

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Flame retardant polymer composites are now being evaluated with more than pass or fail flammability tests. Heat release, smoke, toxicity, and system‐level behavior are receiving more attention, and multi‐scale methods are being used to describe fire hazard under more realistic conditions.
Shuheng Wang, Min Yue, Junjie Ren, Fei Ren, Bin Zou, Xiaodong Qian, Ye‐Tang Pan, Congling Shi, Sheng Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Enhanced Safety Management in Wave Energy Power Plant Construction Projects: FMEA and HAZOP Combination

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Consolidated FMEA–HAZOP safety management framework for WEC construction projects. ABSTRACT This study presents an advanced safety management framework for “Wave Energy Converter” (WEC) projects, addressing the inherent uncertainty, technological complexity, and environmental exposure of offshore renewable energy systems.
Panagiotis K. Marhavilas, Konstantinos Douitsis, Nick Delianidis, Stefanos Keskinis, Georgios Charalampos Kafoutis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for Cultural Heritage Risk Assessment Using Geospatial and Earth Observation Data

Geomatics
Cultural heritage sites are affected by environmental and anthropogenic pressures that require decision-analysis methods capable of combining heterogeneous datasets while accounting for uncertainty.
Kyriakos Michaelides, Athos Agapiou
doaj   +1 more source