Analytical and Multi-Criteria Approaches for Sustainable Public Policies

Overview & Synopsis

Against this backdrop of accelerating environmental change, digital transformation, and demographic shifts, public policies confront unprecedented uncertainty. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient to address interconnected challenges such as climate change, migration, and urbanization. This volume advances analytical and multi-criteria decision-making frameworks as indispensable instruments for designing more coherent, transparent, and evidence-based sustainable policies. The book conceptualizes sustainability as a transformative paradigm encompassing institutional capacity, social inclusion, economic resilience, and long-term adaptability. By integrating robust analytical methodologies, including the Best–Worst Method (BWM), Neutrosophic logic, SWOT analysis, and simulation-based modeling, this monograph systematically addresses the inherent complexity of policymaking. It enables the rigorous evaluation of trade-offs, effective prioritization of policy alternatives, and systematic management of uncertainty across diverse governance contexts. Covering interconnected domains such as digital governance, smart cities, climate-induced migration, ageing and accessibility, sustainable finance, and urban transport systems, the volume offers transferable analytical frameworks derived from both Turkish and international contexts. Each policy domain is examined through comparative and practice-oriented perspectives, demonstrating how analytical tools can be applied across different governance levels while preserving a shared sustainability orientation. This compilation serves as a valuable reference for academics, researchers, and graduate students in public administration, urban studies, sustainability science, and policy analysis, as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking evidence-based governance strategies. By merging theoretical profundity with methodological precision, the book positions sustainable public policy not merely as a normative aspiration but as a complex governance challenge. Ultimately, it paves the way for resilient, equitable, and forward-looking policy systems in an increasingly complex world.