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dc.contributor.authorYakubu, Suleiman Oen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFalconer, Lynneen_UK
dc.contributor.authorTelfer, Trevor Cen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-17T00:14:52Z-
dc.date.available2024-10-17T00:14:52Z-
dc.date.issued2025-01-30en_UK
dc.identifier.other741670en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/36370-
dc.description.abstractThe allocation of zones for aquaculture development is a strategic problem as it involves long-term outcomes and many stakeholders with competing interests. Resource planners require tools to support such complex allocation decisions, but these are either lacking or with serious limitations. This paper presents an approach that improves the traditional method of developing aquaculture zoning model. Four scenario narratives describing potential development pathways for aquaculture in Nigeria were used to guide the model development, from selection of suitability factors to evaluation of alternatives. The modelling objective was to identify a suitable location for zoning small-to-medium scale commercial pond catfish production in Nigeria. So, a GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) was used to produce a suitability map, from which five alternative zones were extracted. These zones were then compared using three sustainability criteria that were designed based on future uncertainties highlighted by the four scenarios. Results show that 4 of the 5 zones are concentrated in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, while the other one occurred in the north-west. Furthermore, this study found two top-ranking zones that can be selected in all the scenarios, meaning the two zones with the most potential to support the sustainable development of small-to-medium scale aquaculture in Nigeria. As these two were almost tied in ranking, sensitivity analyses across the scenarios revealed the most stable zone to changes in the criteria scores. These findings can be used to inform aquaculture expansion policy in Nigeria and integrate the activity into wider land use planning. Overall, the new approach advances the traditional method of developing GIS-based MCE models for aquaculture zoning, as it generates options and relevant information to facilitate strategic decision-making.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_UK
dc.relationYakubu SO, Falconer L & Telfer TC (2025) Use of scenarios with multi-criteria evaluation to better inform the selection of aquaculture zones. <i>Aquaculture</i>, 595 (2), Art. No.: 741670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741670en_UK
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectGeographic information systemen_UK
dc.subjectMulti-criteria evaluationen_UK
dc.subjectScenario planningen_UK
dc.subjectNigeriaen_UK
dc.subjectSustainable aquacultureen_UK
dc.titleUse of scenarios with multi-criteria evaluation to better inform the selection of aquaculture zonesen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741670en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAquacultureen_UK
dc.citation.issn1873-5622en_UK
dc.citation.issn0044-8486en_UK
dc.citation.volume595en_UK
dc.citation.issue2en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderCommonwealth Scholarship Commissionen_UK
dc.author.emails.o.yakubu1@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date24/09/2024en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Aquacultureen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Aquacultureen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Aquacultureen_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-8520494422en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid2051079en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5950-1235en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1899-1290en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-1613-9026en_UK
dc.date.accepted2024-09-22en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-09-22en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2024-10-14en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorYakubu, Suleiman O|0000-0002-5950-1235en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFalconer, Lynne|0000-0002-1899-1290en_UK
local.rioxx.authorTelfer, Trevor C|0000-0003-1613-9026en_UK
local.rioxx.projectNGCS-2018-439|Commonwealth Scholarship Commission|en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2024-10-14en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2024-10-14|en_UK
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