%0 Journal Article 
%T A multicriteria approach to sustainable energy supply for the rural poor
%J European Journal of Operational Research; Vol. 218, No.3
%D 2012
%@ 03772217
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10906/78303
%X Despite significant progress in energy technology, about two billion people worldwide, particularly the poor in rural areas of developing countries, have no access to electricity. Decision-making concerning the most appropriate energy technology for supplying these areas has been difficult; existing energy decision-support tools have been useful but are mostly incomplete. Trade-offs, as well as impacts that can be positive or negative, may emerge as a result of implementing modern forms of energy. These can affect both community's livelihoods as well as the confidence of decision-makers in relation to alternative technologies. The paper discusses a newly designed multicriteria approach and its novel robustness analysis for selecting energy generation systems for the improvement of livelihoods in rural areas. The proposed methodology builds upon a sustainable rural livelihoods framework to address multiple interactions and calculate trade-offs aimed at boosting decision-makers' confidence in the selected technologies. The methodology is tested via a case study in Colombia. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
%K Análisis de decisiones
%K Energía
%K Análisis multicriterio
%K Comunidad rural
%K Energía sostenible
%K Decision analysis
%K Energy
%K Multicriteria analysis
%K Rural community
%K Sustainable energy
%K Economía
%K Economics
%K Negocios y management
%K Business
%K Economía
%K Negocios y management
%K Economics
%K Business
%K Análisis de decisiones
%K Decision analysis
%K Problemas de la sociedad
%K Societal problem
%K Decision analysis
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN