Environmental decisions must satisfy a multitude of objectives and
the matching of a plan, policy or project to such objectives is a
matter of both facts and value judgements. Value Functions for
Environmental Management provides a systematic approach to the
structuring and measurement of value judgements, showing how they
drive the decision process and how to make them transparent and
effective in support of complex decisions. The value functions that
the book describes provide a scheme for the exploration of human
values and a tool for transforming them into an analytical model. A
clear statement can then be made of the degree to which a decision
has achieved its objectives, and how conflicting objectives may be
addressed. This does not mean that there is no role for human
judgement in the process. Complexity, often coupled with large
information gaps, necessitates expert judgement, but the values
adopted by the experts are themselves capable of being structured
and measured according to the value function methodology presented
here, even if the judgements themselves are qualitative and
tentative. Value models for expert panels are also presented. The
use of the methodology in practice is illustrated by examples. The
book contains an extensive subject index.
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