Multi-criteria model for sustainable development using goal programming applied to the United Arab Emirates
| Autor: | Tufail Malik, Raja Jayaraman, Davide La Torre, Cinzia Colapinto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Strategic planning
Sustainable development Settore SECS-S/06 - Metodi mat. dell'economia e Scienze Attuariali e Finanziarie Energy consumption GHG emissions Multi-criteria analysis Sustainability Weighted goal programming model business.industry Economic sector Environmental resource management Management Monitoring Policy and Law Environmental economics Settore SECS-P/06 - Economia Applicata Multiple-criteria decision analysis General Energy Goal programming Economics business Decision analysis |
| Zdroj: | Energy Policy. 87:447-454 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4215 |
| Popis: | Sustainable development requires implementing suitable policies integrating several competing objectives on economic, environmental, energy and social criteria. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) using goal programming is a popular and widely used technique to study decision problems in the face of multiple conflicting objectives. MCDA assists policy makers by providing clarity in choosing between alternatives for strategic planning and investments. In this paper, we propose a weighted goal programming model that integrates efficient allocation of resources to simultaneously achieve sustainability related goals on GDP growth, electricity consumption and GHG emissions. We validate the model with application to key economic sectors of the United Arab Emirates to achieve sustainable development goals by the year 2030. The model solution provides a quantitative justification and a basis for comparison in planning future energy requirements and an indispensable requirement to include renewable sources to satisfy long-term energy requirements. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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