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

Aying Liu, Alan Collins and Shujie Yao

Environmental & Resource Economics, 1998, vol. 12, issue 2, pages 225-240

Abstract: 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

Keywords: agroforestry system; China; environmental protection; project evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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