An Application of a Multicriteria Model to Assess the Quality of Local Governance. Issue 4 (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: F. da Cruz, Nuno; Marques, Rui Cunha
• Is Part Of: Urban affairs review. Volume 55:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 1218
• Page End: 1239
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: good governance -- indicators -- multicriteria decision analysis; City planning -- Periodicals; Aménagement urbain; Développement urbain; Planification urbaine; Politique urbaine; Recherche; Sociologie urbaine; Urbanisme; Ville; États-Unis; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 307.76
• DOI: 10.1177/1078087417733049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-0874

Abstract

This article presents a method to assess the quality of local governance practices. The multicriteria decision analysis modeling approach is illustrated through a real application (Portuguese municipalities). To define the criteria, performance descriptors, and reference levels in each dimension of local governance, and to account for the differences in preference of scoring in each criterion, the judgments of legitimate stakeholders were considered through decision conferencing. The constructed "Municipal Governance Indicator" is calculated for the case of Lisbon to show the outputs of the model and its potential usefulness.