A New Approach for Site Selection of Air Quality Monitoring Stations: Multi-Criteria Decision-Making

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to choose appropriate locations for two air quality monitoring stations in an urban area in Turkey by using specific decision-making techniques. For this purpose, five different potential locations for an urban station and seven different potential locations for a rural station were evaluated according to two Multi Criteria Decision Making techniques (MCDM): Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Elimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realité III (ELECTRE III). The main inputs of these methods were the air quality levels and associated pollution hot spots estimated by an air quality dispersion model (AERMOD), and the rankings determined according to the views of experts and local authorities regarding the selection criteria. The prioritization and ranking of the alternatives were determined and compared for both methods. The results of the two methods validated each other since the same locations were determined as the best alternatives by both methods. In this study, AHP and ELECTRE III, which are two well-known MCDM techniques, were used for the first time for the selection of the optimal air quality monitoring stations using seven criteria (pollution levels, security, availability of electricity, collaborations, staff support, easy access, distance).

Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis to Rural Spatial Sustainability Evaluation: A Systematic Review

“…As one of the more commonly used verification methods, SA is used 11 times in the sample [ 11 , 82 , 91 , 92 , 94 , 95 , 100 , 109 , 110 , 112 , 158 ], and is mainly used to test the standard score (or performance measure) of the effectiveness of alternative ranking. Empirical data are verified by comparing the results of MCDA with the follow-up data of existing research objects or the existing situation of the implemented program.…”

“…This approach is widely used to deal with regularity [ 86 , 90 , 120 , 155 ], the mechanism [ 87 , 149 , 156 ], and suitability [ 84 , 96 , 98 , 99 , 103 , 106 ] in Conservation, Land use, and Site selection. The comparison between methods achieves the purpose of testing by comparing the results of multiple MCDA methods [ 85 , 104 , 109 ]. The operation principle of previous research is based on the data or results of similar previous research as a reference for data verification [ 89 , 167 ].…”

A short review on different techniques used for site selection of air quality monitoring stations

“…They are particulate matter, groundlevel ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for those significant air pollutants, benzene, and lead, were established by the Environmental Protection Agency to concern public health (Gaga et al, 2016).…”

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“…Hacıoğlu vd. 2016 yılındaki araştırmasında hava kalitesi izleme tesislerinin yer seçimi için Analitik Hiyerarşi Yöntemi ve ELECTRE modelini kullanarak verileri karşılaştırmıştır [32]. Sawadago ve Anciaux 2010 yılındaki araştırmalarında Paris ve Marsilya şehirlerinde lojistik konularda problemleri Analitik Hiyerarşi Yöntemi ve ELECTRE modellerini kullanarak elde edilen verilerden taşımacılık alanında yer tespiti yapılmıştır [33].…”