The DayWater decision support approach to the selection of sustainable drainage systems: A multi-criteria methodology for BMP decision makers

Abstract

The decision-making process for the selection of Best Management Practice (BMP) systems for stormwater runoff management involves a variety of stakeholders within public and private sectors holding differing powers and opinions regarding the significance they attribute to differing criteria. The paper describes a web-based multi-criteria analysis (MCA) approach being developed within the EU 5th Framework DayWater project (www.daywater.org) to support stakeholder negotiation and the development of mutually acceptable sustainable solutions to the problem of control and treatment of urban surface water drainage. The MCA matrix methodology is outlined and some of the advantages and limitations of the procedure and its application are discussed.

Uma metodologia multiobjetivo e multicritério para avaliação de desempenho de sistemas de drenagem urbana

“…Os objetivos utilizados para avaliação dos sistemas de drenagem urbana esperados pelos atores envolvidos com a drenagem urbana foram levantados a partir da constatação dos objetivos utilizados em outras pesquisas (Pompêo, 2000;Milograna, 2001;Castro, 2002;Moura, 2004;Artina et al, 2005;Baptista et al, 2005;Ellis et al, 2006;Martin et al, 2007) e foram associados a critérios específicos que pudessem avaliar o atendimento desses objetivos.…”

“…Alguns exemplos podem ser citados, como o trabalho de Artina et al (2005), que utilizaram indicadores de desempenho para análise da eficiência de sistemas de drenagem urbana, tendo desenvolvido um programa computacional que avalia o desempenho do sistema de drenagem urbana em função do impacto ambiental produzido. Ellis et al (2006) propuseram uma metodologia baseada na identificação das alternativas compensatórias de drenagem urbana viáveis para cada caso específico. Martin et al (2007) abordaram o problema da seleção de técnicas compensatórias de drenagem urbana (BMP) utilizando o método ELECTRE III.…”

Multi-Criteria Approach for Designing Sustainable Drainage in Malang Residential Area Indonesia

“…Some advanced researches about multi-criteria decision support system for selecting the optimal sustainable drainage alternatives have been developed by researchers, which uses matrix (Ellis et al, 2006), tradeoff comparison (Chow et al, 2014), direct comparison (Kennedy et al, 2007) and operation research approaches. In the latter methods, fuzzy principles, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), value engineering, weighted average and outranking techniques are some of the widely used techniques in the engineering field.…”

Implementation of sustainable sanitation in existing urban areas: long-term strategies for an optimised solution

“…Decision support approaches to the selection of sustainable drainage systems or DESAR concepts are investigated in some studies (e.g. Huang et al, 2004;Ellis et al, 2006). Finding strategies to reach a more sustainable future state in an optimal way has not been investigated so far.…”