Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality

Maureen C. Kennedy; E. David Ford; Peter Singleton; Mark A. Finney; James K. Agee

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01367.x

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Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality

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Authors:

Maureen C. Kennedy, E. David Ford, Peter Singleton, Mark A. Finney, James K. Agee

Year:

2008

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01367.x

Source:

Journal of Applied Ecology. 45: 181-192

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Abstract

Effective decisionmaking in environmental management requires the consideration of multiple objectives that may conflict. Common optimization methods use weights on the multiple objectives to aggregate them into a single value, neglecting valuable insight into the relationships among the objectives in the management problem.

Keywords

Fire management, fuels management, multiple objectives, non-dominance, optimization, pareto frontier, spatial structure

Citation

Kennedy, Maureen C.; Ford, E. David; Singleton, Peter; Finney, Mark; Agee, James K. 2008. Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45: 181-192