Preface
The international conference in Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2018, about partial order
and its applications motivated to edit a new book representing the state of the art in
the development and applications of partial order methodology. The very idea is to
analyse multi-indicator systems. Part of the lectures presented in Neuchatel are now
part of this book. However, due to many other actual contributions, this book is not
a proceeding of the conference of 2018, but a monograph with a focus on indicators
and their analysis.
Consequently, in this book (beside an introductory text) the reader will find
• Five chapters specifically concerned with indicators
• Six chapters where the methodological aspect of applied partial order is the main
topic
• Three chapters with a sociological background
• Two chapters with an environmental background
• Finally, two chapters where software aspects are in the foreground
An introductory chapter may be helpful for interested scientists to understand
how partial order in combination with multi-indicator systems can be applied.
Furthermore, a brief overview about all 18 chapters is given.
For the future it is hoped that more scientists will be interested in the exciting
field of applied partial order.
Schwandorf
Rainer Bruggemann
Roskilde
Lars Carlsen
Neuchatel
Tugce Beycan
Neuchatel
Christian Suter
Rome
Filomena Maggino
v
The international conference in Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2018, about partial order
and its applications motivated to edit a new book representing the state of the art in
the development and applications of partial order methodology. The very idea is to
analyse multi-indicator systems. Part of the lectures presented in Neuchatel are now
part of this book. However, due to many other actual contributions, this book is not
a proceeding of the conference of 2018, but a monograph with a focus on indicators
and their analysis.
Consequently, in this book (beside an introductory text) the reader will find
• Five chapters specifically concerned with indicators
• Six chapters where the methodological aspect of applied partial order is the main
topic
• Three chapters with a sociological background
• Two chapters with an environmental background
• Finally, two chapters where software aspects are in the foreground
An introductory chapter may be helpful for interested scientists to understand
how partial order in combination with multi-indicator systems can be applied.
Furthermore, a brief overview about all 18 chapters is given.
For the future it is hoped that more scientists will be interested in the exciting
field of applied partial order.
Schwandorf
Rainer Bruggemann
Roskilde
Lars Carlsen
Neuchatel
Tugce Beycan
Neuchatel
Christian Suter
Rome
Filomena Maggino
v