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Multi-criteria Planning Approach for Ranking of Land Management Alternatives at Different Spatial Scales
M. Reza Ghanbarpour and Keith W. Hipel
Corresponding Author: M. Reza Ghanbarpour
Submitted: 2010 November, 29
Accepted: 2010 December, 25
Published: 2011 March, 05 |
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Integrated land management decisions require comprehensive sets of criteria in order to properly
account for all managerial alternatives. Economic criteria have been used to evaluate possible alternatives in
most cases. However, it is important to consider the broadest possible range of social, economic and
environmental criteria. This paper describes an integrated framework for land management planning at different
spatial scales, comprising watershed, sub-watershed and land-unit levels. The structure includes four elements:
(1) application of the strategic land management planning approach using the Delphi method and group
decision analysis at sub-w atershed scales, (2) identification of decision criteria at the land unit scale using
socio-economic analysis and hydrologic modelling, (3) multi-criteria decision analysis of different alternatives,
and (4) multi-stakeholder alternative prioritization. The Kan watershed north of Tehran, Iran, was selected as
a case study. The major objective of this research is to integrate quantitative and qualitative decision criteria
for planning purposes. This approach can be adapted to prioritize a w ide variety of land and water resources
management decisions in similar watersheds.
Key words: Decision making, Kan watershed, planning, stakeholder, TOPSIS, ,
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M. Reza Ghanbarpour and Keith W. Hipel, . Multi-criteria Planning Approach for Ranking of Land Management Alternatives at Different Spatial Scales. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (2): 168-177.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0492
ISSN (Print): 2041-0484 |
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