Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework
This study introduces a framework for assessing the resilience of different European countries against the problem of energy poverty. The proposed framework is established upon two major implementation pillars: capturing stakeholder knowledge and employing a multi-criteria analysis framework in orde...
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doaj-127995242098434b86431b6f06c46c7b2020-11-25T03:11:25ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-06-01124899489910.3390/su12124899Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis FrameworkApostolos Arsenopoulos0Vangelis Marinakis1Konstantinos Koasidis2Andriana Stavrakaki3John Psarras4Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, 15773 Athens, GreeceInstitute for European Energy and Climate Policy, 1043GR Amsterdam, The NetherlandsInstitute of Communication and Computer Systems, 15773 Athens, GreeceInstitute of Communication and Computer Systems, 15773 Athens, GreeceInstitute of Communication and Computer Systems, 15773 Athens, GreeceThis study introduces a framework for assessing the resilience of different European countries against the problem of energy poverty. The proposed framework is established upon two major implementation pillars: capturing stakeholder knowledge and employing a multi-criteria analysis framework in order to provide valuable insights and objective results. The implicated evaluation criteria have been identified by the group of stakeholders and incorporate several socio-economic aspects of the problem beyond the energy dimension. The proposed methodology is largely dependent on the engaged stakeholders’ assessments, thus introducing nuggets of subjectivity into the whole analysis. However, it significantly differs from other energy poverty-based approaches, its novelty lying in that it directly attempts to evaluate a country according to its potential to deal with the problem as a whole, rather than deconstructing it in components and partial indicators. The proposed framework is demonstrated in countries in both Southern/Eastern and Northern/Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain), exploiting diversities and particularities associated with their context.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4899energy povertyresiliencecomparative analysismulti-criteria analysisTOPSIS |
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Apostolos Arsenopoulos Vangelis Marinakis Konstantinos Koasidis Andriana Stavrakaki John Psarras Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework Sustainability energy poverty resilience comparative analysis multi-criteria analysis TOPSIS |
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Apostolos Arsenopoulos Vangelis Marinakis Konstantinos Koasidis Andriana Stavrakaki John Psarras |
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Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework |
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Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework |
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Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework |
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Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework |
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Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework |
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assessing resilience to energy poverty in europe through a multi-criteria analysis framework |
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This study introduces a framework for assessing the resilience of different European countries against the problem of energy poverty. The proposed framework is established upon two major implementation pillars: capturing stakeholder knowledge and employing a multi-criteria analysis framework in order to provide valuable insights and objective results. The implicated evaluation criteria have been identified by the group of stakeholders and incorporate several socio-economic aspects of the problem beyond the energy dimension. The proposed methodology is largely dependent on the engaged stakeholders’ assessments, thus introducing nuggets of subjectivity into the whole analysis. However, it significantly differs from other energy poverty-based approaches, its novelty lying in that it directly attempts to evaluate a country according to its potential to deal with the problem as a whole, rather than deconstructing it in components and partial indicators. The proposed framework is demonstrated in countries in both Southern/Eastern and Northern/Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain), exploiting diversities and particularities associated with their context. |
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energy poverty resilience comparative analysis multi-criteria analysis TOPSIS |
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