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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ecosyst Serv. 2018 Feb 1;29:13–22. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.022

Table 8.

Results of MCDA analysis using Favretto et al. (2016) data set.

Iteration Management alternative Rank
Global scaling (Favretto et al., 2016) Local scaling Analytic hierarchy process Compromise programming
Equal weights Communal livestock grazing 1 1 2 2
Private cattle ranches 4 3 3 4
Private game ranches 3 4 4 3
Wildlife management areas 2 2 1 1
Initial weighting (Fig. 2 in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 1
Private cattle ranches 2 2 2 2
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 3 3 3 3
Sensitivity iteration 1 (Fig. 3a in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 2
Private cattle ranches 2 2 2 1
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 3 3 3 3
Sensitivity iteration 2 (Fig. 3b in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 1
Private cattle ranches 3 2 3 2
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 2 3 2 3
Sensitivity iteration 3 (Fig. 3c in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 1
Private cattle ranches 3 2 3 3
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 2 3 2 2
Sensitivity iteration 4 (Fig. 3d in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 1
Private cattle ranches 3 2 2 2
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 2 3 3 3
Sensitivity iteration 5 (Fig. 3e in Favretto et al., 2016) Communal livestock grazing 1 1 1 1
Private cattle ranches 3 2 3 3
Private game ranches 4 4 4 4
Wildlife management areas 2 3 2 2

Note: The sensitivity iterations are described in Favretto et al. (2016) and the specifics are not relevant to this current study.