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Sustainability: An ill-defined concept and its assessment using fuzzy logic

Yannis Phillis, Luc A Andriantiatsaholiniaina

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/3F51B8C7-7901-40F7-888B-8C17A8E3EC12-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00290-1-
Languageen-
Extent22 pagesen
TitleSustainability: An ill-defined concept and its assessment using fuzzy logicen
CreatorYannis Phillisen
CreatorΦιλλης Ιωαννηςel
CreatorLuc A Andriantiatsaholiniainaen
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummarySustainability is an inherently vague concept whose scientific definition and measurement still lack wide acceptance. Fuzzy logic is well suited to handle such a vague, uncertain, and polymorphous concept. In this paper, we develop a model called Sustainability Assessment by Fuzzy Evaluation (SAFE), which provides a mechanism for measuring development sustainability. Ecological (land, water, air, and biodiversity) and human (economical, social, educational, and political) inputs are treated individually and then combined with the aid of fuzzy logic to provide an overall measure. The output of the model is a degree (%) of sustainability of the system under examination (locality, state, country, etc.). The model is open to new inputs as reality and experience change, and it weighs all inputs according to their impact. A number of selected economies are tested and respective degrees of sustainability are derived and analyzed. It should be stressed that this method in itself is both a new definition and numerical assessment of sustainability. The SAFE model may become a useful aid to policy and decision-makers as they strive towards increasingly sustainable policies.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-10-06-
Date of Publication2001-
SubjectBalance of natureen
SubjectBiology--Ecologyen
SubjectBionomicsen
SubjectEcological processesen
SubjectEcological scienceen
SubjectEcological sciencesen
SubjectEnvironmenten
SubjectEnvironmental biologyen
SubjectOecologyen
Subjectecologyen
Subjectbalance of natureen
Subjectbiology ecologyen
Subjectbionomicsen
Subjectecological processesen
Subjectecological scienceen
Subjectecological sciencesen
Subjectenvironmenten
Subjectenvironmental biologyen
Subjectoecologyen
Bibliographic CitationY. A. Phillis , L. Andriantiatsaholiniaina, "Sustainability: An ill-defined concept and its assessment using fuzzy logic," Ecol. Econ., vol. 37, no. 3,pp. 435-456, 2001.doi :10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00290-1en

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