Transdisciplinary Evaluation of Energy Scenarios for a German Village Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

摘要: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) can assist local decision processes towards selecting renewable energy systems as it is able to manage qualitative data and offers opportunities integrate knowledge from stakeholders. However, little experience available regarding practical applications of MCDA in real communities on their path a supply. Within the “Bioenergy-Region Ludwigsfelde” project, an evaluation has been applied small village its way becoming “bioenergy village”. Here, combined with already established tools accompanying process village”, such planning workshops, citizens’ meetings best-practice trips. A comprehensive set sustainability criteria was aimed at addressing questions actors. An emphasis placed social that comprise perceived values impacts. In general, observed provides many benefits for this application context. particular, group weighting using SIMOS method demonstrated good results process. real-world MCDA, challenge compilation particular must be addressed.