A Proposed Methodology for Prioritizing Project Effects to Include in Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Resilience, Vulnerability and Risk Perception

作者：Torres Ortega Saul; Hanley Nick; Diaz Simal Pedro

来源：Sustainability, 2014, 6(11): 7945-7966.

DOI：10.3390/su6117945

• cost-benefit analysis
• ranking
• impact analysis
• resilience
• vulnerability
• risk

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has emerged as one of the most widely used methodologies in environmental policy analysis, with many governments applying it in their decision-making procedures and laws. However, undertaking a full CBA is expensive, and conclusions must be drawn on which project or policy impacts to include in the analysis. Based on the ideas of resilience, vulnerability and risk, we suggest a method for prioritizing project impacts for inclusion in a CBA, which includes both expert assessment and citizen preferences. We then illustrate how the method can be applied in the context of land use change decisions, using a real application.

• 出版日期2014-11