This course provides the essential principles of MCA and SMCA applied to environmental decision-making, and covers the following topics:
- Basic concepts of decision theory and problem structuring
- The philosophy of (S)MCA for environmental decisions
- Methodological steps in MCA and SMCA (value function and weight assessment, criteria aggregation, sensitivity analysis, result presentation)
- Using Decision Support Systems (DSS) and GIS-based DSS Application examples in different domains.
The new book DSS 2.0 – Supporting Decision Making With New Technologies presents the proceedings of the IFIP TC8/Working Group 8.3 conference held in Paris, France, in June this year.
