Non-compensatory composite indicators for the evaluation of urban planning policy: The Land-Use Policy Efficiency Index (LUPEI)

摘要

Highlights?ELECTRE III for calculating non-compensatory Land-Use Policy Efficiency Index.?ELECTRE III requires desirable interaction between analyst and experts.?Results with the index inverted the results with mono-indicator assessment.?Need for protocols interpreting Composite Indicators with ELECTRE III is desirable.AbstractIn this research paper, we define and test an ELECTRE III-based approach to the construction of non-compensatory composite indicators; these indicators are used for the evaluation of environmental and social performances of urban and regional planning policies. We tested the methodology for the construction of the Land-Use Policy Efficiency Index (LUPEI) on the municipal scale applied to a sample of municipalities in the Apulia Region (Southern Italy). Based on the literature review concerning composite indicators, we found that line