An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues
The measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making in solving energy issues can be supported and contradictory effects can be evaluated by scientific achievements of multi...
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| author | Indre Siksnelyte Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas Dalia Streimikiene Deepak Sharma |
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| description | The measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making in solving energy issues can be supported and contradictory effects can be evaluated by scientific achievements of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The main goal of this paper is to overview the application of decision-making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues. In this study, 105 published papers from the Web of Science Core Collection (WSCC) database are selected and reviewed, from 2004 to 2017, related to energy sustainability issues and MCDM methods. All the selected papers were categorized into 9 fields by the application area and into 10 fields by the used method. After the categorization of the scientific articles and detailed analysis, SWOT analysis of MCDM approaches in dealing with sustainable energy development issues is provided. The widespread application and use of MCDM methods confirm that MCDM methods can help decision-makers in solving energy sustainability problems and are highly popular and used in practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3a5c7c1719a4c62a24d9662ac65bb1e2022-12-22T03:10:35ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-10-011110275410.3390/en11102754en11102754An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development IssuesIndre Siksnelyte0Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas1Dalia Streimikiene2Deepak Sharma3Institute of Sustainable Construction, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, Vilnius LT-10223, LithuaniaInstitute of Sustainable Construction, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, Vilnius LT-10223, LithuaniaLithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics, V. Kudirkos st. 18–2, Vilnius LT-03105, LithuaniaCentre for Energy Policy, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, AustraliaThe measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making in solving energy issues can be supported and contradictory effects can be evaluated by scientific achievements of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The main goal of this paper is to overview the application of decision-making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues. In this study, 105 published papers from the Web of Science Core Collection (WSCC) database are selected and reviewed, from 2004 to 2017, related to energy sustainability issues and MCDM methods. All the selected papers were categorized into 9 fields by the application area and into 10 fields by the used method. After the categorization of the scientific articles and detailed analysis, SWOT analysis of MCDM approaches in dealing with sustainable energy development issues is provided. The widespread application and use of MCDM methods confirm that MCDM methods can help decision-makers in solving energy sustainability problems and are highly popular and used in practice.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2754sustainable energysustainability assessmentmulti-criteria decision-makingMCDMMCDM reviewrenewable energy |
| spellingShingle | Indre Siksnelyte Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas Dalia Streimikiene Deepak Sharma An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues Energies sustainable energy sustainability assessment multi-criteria decision-making MCDM MCDM review renewable energy |
| title | An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues |
| title_full | An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues |
| title_short | An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues |
| title_sort | overview of multi criteria decision making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues |
| topic | sustainable energy sustainability assessment multi-criteria decision-making MCDM MCDM review renewable energy |
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