CWE / 154/2017 当前世界环境 0973-4929 2320-8031 Enviro Research Publishers CWE--11-00 Sustainability in rangeland systems: Introduction of fuzzy multi objective decision making 3 Ministry of Cooperative, Deputy of Research, Education and Extension, Tehran, Iran. 2009-07-09 10.12944/CWE.4.1.04 Volume 4 Volume 4 19-32 Abstract

It is widely recognized that approaching sustainability in rangeland management needs to take many criteria into consideration which unavoidably calls for the application of multi-criteria decision making approach. Bearing conflicting objectives in mind, which are mainly conservation and utilization, we have introduced fuzzy multi-objectives decision making as a suitable approach when sustainability in rangeland management is a goal. While some extensions of the approach are discussed, interactive fuzzy multi objective linear programming, and a framework including three stages are presented to make it more applicable. The proposed approach in this paper comprises three important advantages for decision makers to apply: first, it is a useful tool to involve trade-offs analysis between the conflicting objectives; second, it challenges to uncertainty of any decision in sustainable rangeland management; and third, it considers existing alternatives under given constraints by developing new alternatives for all possible situations.

关键字 Rangeland Fuzzy Logic MCDM MODM Sustainability Conservation Utilization