Effectiveness
is one of thepartial
objectives when we look for the suitability of any option to find the optimal
option. It explains in which extent the effect of any option fulfils the demands
that are given by the corresponding sub-objective. For example, when we want to
fell and extract trees from any harvesting site, the effectiveness is 100 % if
we can extract all trees. If not, it will be worst.
Effectiveness
in the decision-making model for forest harvesting operations appears under three
different contexts:
· The economic effectiveness asks whether
the operation fulfils the economic demands. Like in the example above, the
effectiveness describes whether everything that we want to reach will be reached.
So, economic effectiveness means functionality, technical coverage…
· The ecological effectiveness deals
with the ecological risks and side-effects of the operations. The drift is
towards the optimal solution without any risks or side-effects. We call it ecological
compatibility.
· Also the social effectiveness deals
with risks and site-effects, but in this case they are measured against the
societal needs. Here we see the disturbance of people who want to recreate in the
forest, who look for cultural demands and so on. We call it societal
compatibility.
