The Evaluation of the Environmental Performance of the Countries with Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods and a Fuzzy Logic Based Approach

Abstract

In recent years, due to industrialization, population growth, the continuous increase in the needs of the society and technological developments, the environmental problems of the countries are increasing and the countries take the necessary measures to eliminate this problem. In this study, six different multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) models that measure the environmental performance of countries using Entropy, Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) and Multi Objective Optimization on the basis of Ratio Analysis (MOORA) methods are introduced. Criteria weights are calculated by Entropy method and environmental performance levels of countries were analyzed by GRA and MOORA methods. In addition, the results obtained from six different MCDM models are combined with a fuzzy logic-based approach and a single result is achieved. According to the results of the analysis, it is concluded that the most important criteria are forests, agriculture, and water resources; the best performing countries are Austria, Denmark and France. 

Keywords

• Entropy,Grey Relation Analysis,MOORA,Fuzzy Logic,Measuring Environmental Performance

Ülkelerin Çevresel Performanslarının Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemleri ve Bulanık Mantık Tabanlı Bir Yaklaşım İle Bütünleşik Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Son yıllarda endüstrileşme, nüfus artışı, toplumun ihtiyaçlarının sürekli artması ve teknolojik gelişmeler nedeniyle ülkelerin çevresel sorunları gittikçe artmakta ve bu sorunu ortadan kaldırmak için ülkeler gerekli önlem ve tedbirleri almaktadır. Bu çalışmada çok kriterli karar verme (ÇKKV) yöntemlerinden Entropi, Gri İlişkisel Analiz (GİA) ve Oransal Analize Dayalı Çok Amaçlı Optimizasyon (MOORA) yöntemleri bütünleşik olarak kullanılarak ülkelerin çevresel performanslarını ölçen altı farklı çok kriterli karar verme modeli tanıtılmıştır. Entropi yöntemi ile kriter ağırlıkları hesaplanmış, GİA ve MOORA yöntemleri ile de ülkelerin çevresel performans düzeyleri analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca altı farklı ÇKKV modelinden elde edilen sonuçlar bulanık mantık tabanlı bir yaklaşım ile birleştirilerek tek bir sonuca ulaşılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, en önemli kriterlerin ormanlar, tarım ve su kaynakları olduğu, en iyi performans gösteren ülkelerin Avusturya, Danimarka ve Fransa olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

• Entropi,Gri İlişkisel Analiz,MOORA,Çevresel Performans Ölçümü,Bulanık Mantık

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