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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
26
Issue
2
Date
1/1/1997

Article Facts

Title
Collective Decision Making on Locally Undesirable Land Uses
DOI
10.2190/9F98-8RUP-24N0-6FBY
Authors
  • Joni S. James Charles
  • Cecilia Temponi
Pages
137-146
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Collective Decision Making on Locally Undesirable Land Uses

Joni S. James Charles
Cecilia Temponi

DOI: 10.2190/9F98-8RUP-24N0-6FBY

Abstract

We use "fuzzy" analysis to give more language flexibility to outcomes of collective decision making about locally undesirable land uses (LULUs). We briefly review methods of collective decision making on LULUs for examples of decision environments which use public participation and expert opinion to moderate the conflicts found on this type of issue. We then present the strengths and weaknesses of one such decision environment, the Public Value Forum (PVF), where the traditional analytical and diagnostic tools of multiattribute utility theory and value free analysis are used. Using a scenario of stakeholders deciding on the appropriate use for a hazardous waste facility, we contrast the outcomes of the PVF with those that could be obtained if fuzzy analysis were used. Fuzzy analysis can provide a more transparent outcome of the decision process than the PVF because its use of linguistic variables offers decision makers final expressions of preferences over alternative choices that go beyond that of reject or accept.

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