Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach
Transport is recognized as a major energy consumer and environment pollutant. Recently scholars have paid considerable attention to the evaluation of transport <i>energy and environmental efficiency</i> (<i>EEE</i>). In this paper, the non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis (DE...
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| description | Transport is recognized as a major energy consumer and environment pollutant. Recently scholars have paid considerable attention to the evaluation of transport <i>energy and environmental efficiency</i> (<i>EEE</i>). In this paper, the non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model was employed to evaluate <i>EEE</i> on a macro level—i.e., of European road, rail and air sectors. The evaluation was conducted under the joint production framework, which considers energy and non-energy inputs, and desirable and undesirable outputs for the last ten years period. To rank decision-making units and check the aptness of this non-radial DEA model in transport <i>EEE</i> evaluation, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method has been proposed. An empirical study has been conducted for as many European countries as possible, depending on availability of data. Based on the non-radial DEA model, it could be said that the level of <i>EEE</i> is improving for the road sector, while many evaluated countries have low <i>EEE</i> for the rail transport sector. Additionally, results have indicated that the TOPSIS method is more suitable than the non-radial DEA model in transport <i>EEE</i> evaluation and for identification of best practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70a73b34a8f847b183dfc9af241ed1042022-12-22T02:56:38ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-07-011215290710.3390/en12152907en12152907Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS ApproachBoban Djordjević0Evelin Krmac1Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana, 6320 Portorož, SloveniaFaculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana, 6320 Portorož, SloveniaTransport is recognized as a major energy consumer and environment pollutant. Recently scholars have paid considerable attention to the evaluation of transport <i>energy and environmental efficiency</i> (<i>EEE</i>). In this paper, the non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model was employed to evaluate <i>EEE</i> on a macro level—i.e., of European road, rail and air sectors. The evaluation was conducted under the joint production framework, which considers energy and non-energy inputs, and desirable and undesirable outputs for the last ten years period. To rank decision-making units and check the aptness of this non-radial DEA model in transport <i>EEE</i> evaluation, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method has been proposed. An empirical study has been conducted for as many European countries as possible, depending on availability of data. Based on the non-radial DEA model, it could be said that the level of <i>EEE</i> is improving for the road sector, while many evaluated countries have low <i>EEE</i> for the rail transport sector. Additionally, results have indicated that the TOPSIS method is more suitable than the non-radial DEA model in transport <i>EEE</i> evaluation and for identification of best practices.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/15/2907evaluationenergyenvironmentefficiencytransportDEATOPSIS |
| spellingShingle | Boban Djordjević Evelin Krmac Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach Energies evaluation energy environment efficiency transport DEA TOPSIS |
| title | Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach |
| title_full | Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach |
| title_short | Evaluation of Energy-Environment Efficiency of European Transport Sectors: Non-Radial DEA and TOPSIS Approach |
| title_sort | evaluation of energy environment efficiency of european transport sectors non radial dea and topsis approach |
| topic | evaluation energy environment efficiency transport DEA TOPSIS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/15/2907 |
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