Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences (Feb 2001)

THE NUTZWERTANALYSE COMPUTER PROGRAMME AND ITS APPLICATION AT THE BARTIN-İNKUMU FOREST RECREATION AREA

  • Alper AYTEKİN,
  • Nedim SARAÇOĞLU,
  • Selman KARAYILMAZLAR,
  • Şükrü ÖZŞAHİN

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 295 – 303

Abstract

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Nutzwertanalyse (NUWA) is apsychometric instrument for finding the best compromise in the multiple use planning of forestry, when the multiple objectives cannot be expressed in the same physical or monetary unit. It insures a systematic assesment of the consequences of proposed alternatives and thoroughly documents the desicion process. The method leads to a ranking of alternatives based upon weighting of the objectives and evaluation of the contribution of each alternative to these objectives. The use of the method is illustrated with hypothetical data of Bartın-İnkumu recreation area. In this study, furthermore, a computer programme controlling the confident is created.

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