Title :
A fuzzy multi-criteria approach for evaluating biofuels feedstocks
Author :
Ziolkowska, Jadwiga R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Agric. & Resource Econ., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we develop a fuzzy holistic approach evaluating the conventional and advanced biofuels feedstocks in meeting multiple economic, environmental and social criteria of the biofuels policies and capturing the uncertainties of policy evaluation and design processes. We use a multi-criteria approach PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluations) and fuzzy set theory to show how missing information, fuzziness, and ambiguity in decision making processes can be internalized in the process of creating a sustainable biofuels policy.
Keywords :
biofuel; decision making; economics; fuzzy set theory; operations research; PROMETHEE; biofuels feedstock evaluation; decision making process; fuzzy holistic approach; fuzzy multicriteria approach; fuzzy set theory; preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations; sustainable biofuels policy; Algae; Biofuels; Economics; Fuzzy set theory; Global warming; Production; Switches; biofuels; decision making; fuzzy set theory; multi-criteria analysis; policy evaluation; uncertainties;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS), 2012 Annual Meeting of the North American
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2336-9
Electronic_ISBN :
pending
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2012.6290972
