Abstract

BRAVO AMARANTE, Edelvy et al. Multi-criteria decision analysis in the integration of ecological economy tools. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.4, pp. 468-477.  Epub Aug 02, 2021. ISSN 2218-3620.

ABSTRACT For the assessment of sustainability, different tools of ecological economy have been developed, however, there is still no consensus that allows their integration when it comes to complex ecosystems, such as socio-productive systems where their agricultural waste is managed with energy purposes. The objective of the present work was: to assess the integration of ecological economy tools through multicriteria analysis. To this end, what was reported in the literature regarding the application of ecological economy tools was considered, using as a case study the management of agricultural residues for energy purposes from rice production in the “Empresa de granos Sur del Jibaro”. The multi-criteria analysis of the hierarchical analytical process (AHP) allowed integrating the tools of ecology economics, life cycle analysis, the exergetic method and the emergy method

Keywords : Multi-criteria analysis; sustainability; ecological economy.

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