A descriptive model of choice for siting facilities

Kunreuther, H., Lathrop, J., & Linnerooth, J. (1982). A descriptive model of choice for siting facilities. Behavioral Science 27 (3) 281-297. 10.1002/bs.3830270307.

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Abstract

The siting of facilities for large-scale, novel technologies presents a formidable challenge to politcal risk management. This paper develops a model for describing the decision process for this type of problem at the level of societal systems. It explicitly considers the role of the relevant interested parties, each of whom brings to the siting debate its own set of objetives and attributes. We have labeled the approach a multiattribute multiparty model (MAMP to distinguish it from prescriptive techniques such as multiattribute utility analysis or decision analysis).

The MAMP model is a natural extension of the burgeoning literature on the key role that limited time, attention, and information processing capabilities play in political decision making when there are uncertain outcomes and likely conflicts among interested parties. The model also highlights the importance of decentralized and sequential decision making and indicates the role that formal risk assessments have played at each stage of the process. We illustrate its application in the context of the decision proess associated with a proposed liquiefied natural gas terminal in California. The concluding portion of this paper suggests future rsearch needs for improving the credibility of analysis and facilitating collective action with respect to facility siting problems.

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	Management and Technology Area (MMT)
Bibliographic Reference:	Behavioral Science; 27(3): 281-297 [July 1982] (Published online 5 January 2007)
Depositing User:	IIASA Import
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2016 01:50
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:10
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/1818

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