Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Planning Sustainable Energy Use
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 7351
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Interests: renewable energies; energy sustainability; climate change; urban planning
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Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable energy consumption is consumption that meets environmental and social sustainability criteria, i.e. consumption that allows the well-being of current generations without detracting from the future of future generations.
Never before have natural resources been exploited as intensively and extensively as they are today. The realisation of this historical phenomenon has given rise to fears about the depletion of natural resources, and the scientific world has warned about some of the consequences of human actions on the environment, many of which are directly related to the excessive energy consumption of our modern society.
The only way to have a secure energy future is to find an environmentally sustainable way to produce and use energy. When talking about energy in the context of sustainable development, the social dimension is introduced. Energy production and use must not only be compatible with society's environmental priorities, but must also be organised in a way that supports the social consensus that binds them together.
While most studies were based solely on cost minimisation, it was not until the 1980s that there was a greater awareness of environmental issues and a need to incorporate environmental considerations into energy planning. This led to a wider use of MCDA. Subsequently, the inclusion of other criteria in the studies, such as reliability, land use, aesthetics and human health issues, has become commonplace.
All this results in the fact that energy planning problems are complex with multiple decision-makers and multiple criteria, as it is subject to many sources of uncertainty, long lead times and capital-intensive investments. Therefore, these problems are well suited for the use of MCDA.
This special issue aims to provide an overview of MCDA methods that have been proposed over the years. It presents an overview of how the various methods have been applied and are applied for sustainable energy use planning. It is intended to present an assessment of the main advantages of the different methods, as well as the difficulties they may be subject to.
Prof. Dr. Eulalia Jadraque Gago
Prof. Dr. Saioa Etxebarria Berrizbeitia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multicriteria decision analysis
- energy planning
- sustainable energy consumption
- environmentally sustainable
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