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Modeling Social Benefits in System Design Optimization of Integrated Natural Resources Conservation and Development (INRCD) Projects: Identification and Quantification of Design Attributes from Extant Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

P. Rajski
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America
A. J. Sicko*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America
P. Y. Papalambros
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America

Abstract

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Integrated Natural Resource Conservation and Development (INRCD) Projects promote community economic development consistent with natural resource conservation. Such projects are studied analytically as system design optimization problems comprising engineering, economic, and social considerations. Modeling social benefits as objectives or constraints requires proper quantification. From the extant literature, we decompose the social benefits concept into quantifiable INRCD attributes and point to further quantification efforts needed to capture the system design's impact on local communities.

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