NWRS Acquisition Portfolio Optimization for MBCF: Multicriteria Land Acquisition Model

An Excel-based model supplementing the paper 'Multicriteria decisions and portfolio analysis: Land acquisition for biological and social objectives' in Ecological Applications. The model illustrates a constrained optimization based on multiple criteria and a defined annual budget for the MBCF. It was created by Anastasia Krainyk.

Use Cases

• Conducting constrained portfolio optimization based on multiple criteria and a defined annual budget, as described in the model.
• Analyzing trade-offs between objectives using the included Pareto Efficiency Frontier analysis.
• Performing sensitivity analysis on decision criteria weights to assess solution robustness.
• Teaching or illustrating multicriteria decision-making methods for land acquisition scenarios.

Strengths

• The model includes three specific analytical components: multicriteria optimization, Pareto Efficiency Frontier analysis, and weight sensitivity analysis.
• It is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in the journal Ecological Applications, providing academic context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Anastasia Krainyk

Collection Method

Likely created as a supplementary model for an academic paper.