In this paper a method for including a-priori preferences of the decision makers into Multicriteria Optimization (MCO) problems is presented. A set of Pareto-optimal solutions is determined via desirability functions of the objectives which reveal experts ́preferences regarding different...

An integrated ecological-economic decision-making approach is developed to help local stakeholders decide on land use in rural areas where the conflict between natural resource protection and economic development is pressing. It consists of four methodological steps. In the first step the...