Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is a non-monetary valuation method for simultaneously embracing, combining, and structuring often incommensurable diversity: diversity of information (e.g. qualitative and quantitative data, as well as uncertainty), diversity of opinion (also among experts), diversity in actor perspectives (stakes), and diversity in assessment/decision-making criteria. MCDA also supports deliberation and helps to pave the way to decision making and communication about the decisions taken.