Multicriteria decision support in a technology competition for cleaning polluted soil in Helsinki

Hokkanen, Joonas; Lahdelma, Risto; Salminen, Pekka

doi:10.1006/jema.2000.0389

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“…SMAA-TRI or SMAA-III is a variant of the SMAA method, allowing the established ELECTRE III algorithm to operate with imprecise criteria values and/or incomplete information [27]. Since its development in the late 1990s, the SMAA-TRI approach and its predecessors have been utilised successfully for management decisions, environmental planning as well as risk assessment [4,[28][29][30][31]. Determining sustainable solutions is also of importance in dredged material management, for which the SMAA-TRI approach is eminently suitable.…”

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“…Adding even more complexity, local and regional aspects obviously are a source of uncertainty because incomplete information is often available for options never applied on the specific location. Hokkanen et al [4] state that 'environmental decisions are typically done under uncertain and incomplete information'. Such uncertainty strongly influences the decision maker's choice as Durbach and Stewart [5] have demonstrated.…”

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Sustainable decision making under uncertainty: a case study in dredged material management

Scheffler

Roth²,

Ahlf

2014

Environ Sci Eur

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Background: The port of Lübeck is one of Germany's most important harbours for goods traffic to and from the Baltic Sea Region. Sedimentation from the River Trave requires regularly maintenance dredging as well as capital dredging operations in order to maintain the operational capability of the port. A range of solutions for sustainable dredged material handling exist and an assessment of these options often proves to be challenging for decision makers. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) provides decision support by processing different data sets and evaluating suitable options in a rational way. Using the stochastic multi-criteria acceptability analysis (SMAA)-TRI method with a modification of a previously developed computerised model for decision support in dredged material management, this study was performed to test decision support under uncertainty. Results: The analysis endorsed that relocation to a dredged discharge pool and capping of an ammunition disposal site are viable options for Lübeck port. On the other hand, the use of dredged material from port expansion and its disposal on land are considered to be of very low sustainability under the given circumstances. Conclusions: The case study demonstrates capabilities as well as boundaries of computer-aided decision making under the premise of incomplete information. Despite uncertainties, sustainable decision making is possible with appropriate MCDA methodologies although minimum requirements concerning both data quality and data quantity must be fulfilled. Consequently, one possible alternative could not be integrated into the case study due to incomplete information.

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Sustainable decision making under uncertainty: a case study in dredged material management

Scheffler

Roth²,

Ahlf

2014

Environ Sci Eur

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“…Nine firms competed across five criteria. The finalists were chosen by the help of SMAA-2 [24]. Lahdelma and Salminen used the method with the data of a former decision problem of constructing a new cargo harbor in Helsinki, which was solved by utilizing another decision-making method [23], and Kangas et al have shown how SMAA-2 works on strategic forest planning [25].…”

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Ranking Turkish Cities and Regions for Air Quality Using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method

Arı¹,

Özköse²,

Gencer³

2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…This is necessary because uncertainties are very common in criteria measurements based on the fact that the parameters describing the features of CHP units are not deterministic, especially when the system is correlated with its surroundings and different boundary conditions, e.g., changing power and heat demands. The uncertainty of techno-economic indices is considered to be within 10% [32]. An uncertainty of ±10% has also been used for the environmental criteria.…”

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Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis for Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power Units

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Combined heat and power (CHP) is a promising technology that can contribute to energy efficiency and environmental protection. More CHP-based energy systems are planned for the future. This makes the evaluation and selection of CHP systems very important. In this paper, 16 CHP units representing different technologies are taken into account for multicriteria evaluation with respect to the end users' requirements. These CHP technologies cover a wide range of power outputs and fuel types. They are evaluated from the energy, economy and environment (3E) points of view, specifically including the criteria of efficiency, investment cost, electricity cost, heat cost, CO2 production and footprint. Uncertainties and imprecision are common both in criteria measurements and weights, therefore the stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) model is used in aiding this decision making problem. These uncertainties are treated better using a probability distribution function and Monte Carlo simulation in the model. Moreover, the idea of "feasible weight space (FWS)" which represents the union of all preference information from decision makers (DMs) is proposed. A complementary judgment matrix (CJM) is introduced to determine the FWS. It can be found that the idea of FWS plus CJM is well compatible with SMAA and thus make the evaluation reliable.

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Multicriteria decision support in a technology competition for cleaning polluted soil in Helsinki

Cited by 71 publications

References 18 publications

Sustainable decision making under uncertainty: a case study in dredged material management

Sustainable decision making under uncertainty: a case study in dredged material management

Ranking Turkish Cities and Regions for Air Quality Using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method

Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis for Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power Units

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