TY - BOOK AU - Munier, Nolberto TI - A strategy for using multicriteria analysis in decision-making: a guide for simple and complex environmental projects SN - 9789401784429 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Springer KW - Multiple criteria decision making KW - Ecology KW - Decision making N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface.-Strategic Plan for Decision-Making- Its Constituent Elements.-Getting and Processing Data.-State of the Art in Decision-Making.-Linear Programming for a Single Objective.-Features in Formulating and Solving Decision Problems - Sensitivity Analysis.-The Simus Method.-Comparison of Different Models.-Planning and Solving Actual Complex Projects.-Glossary.-Index N2 - This book develops a whole strategy for decision-making, with the full participation of the decision-maker and utilizing continuous feedback. It introduces the use of the very well-known and proven methodology, linear programming, but specially adapted for this purpose. For this, it incorporates a method to include subjective concepts, as well as the possibility of working with many different and even contradictory objectives. The book is liberally populated with diverse case studies to illustrate the concepts. This practical guide will be of interest to anyone undertaking analysis and decision ER -