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A.M.G. Cornelissen, J.H. van den Berg (Jan), W.J. Koops and M. Grossman (Murray)

2000-06-22

Assessment of Sustainable Development

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The objective of this paper is to introduce fuzzy set theory and develop fuzzy mathematical models to assess sustainable development based on context-dependent economic, ecological, and societal sustainability indicators. Membership functions are at the core of fuzzy models, and define the degree to which indicators contribute to development. Although a decision-making process regarding sustainable development is subjective, fuzzy set theory links human expectations about development, expressed in linguistic propositions, to numerical data, expressed in measurements of sustainability indicators. In the future, practical implementation of such models will be based on elicitation of expert knowledge to construct a membership function. The fuzzy models developed in this paper provide a novel approach to support decisions regarding sustainable development.

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Keywords agriculture, assessment, fuzzy set theory, sustainable development
JEL Mathematical Methods and Programming: Other (jel C69), Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting (jel M), Production Management (jel M11), Transportation Systems (jel R4)
Publisher Erasmus Research Institute of Management
Persistent URL hdl.handle.net/1765/31
Series ERIM Report Series Research in Management
Rights Copyright 2000, A.M.G. Cornelissen, J. van den Berg, W.J. Koops, M. Grossman, This report in the ERIM Report Series Research in Management is intended as a means to communicate the results of recent research to academic colleagues and other interested parties. All reports are considered as preliminary and subject to possibly major revisions. This applies equally to opinions expressed, theories developed, and data used. Therefore, comments and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to the authors.
Organisation Erasmus Research Institute of Management
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Cornelissen, A. M. G., van den Berg, J., Koops, W. J., & Grossman, M. (2000). Assessment of Sustainable Development (No. ERS-2000-23-LIS). ERIM Report Series Research in Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/31
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