Naslov
Application of multi-criteria decision-making on strategic municipal solid waste management in Dalmatia, Croatia

Autori
Vego, Goran ; Kučar-Dragičević, Savka ; Koprivanac, Natalija

Izvornik
Waste Management (0956-053X) 28 (2008), 11; 2192-2201

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
karst; waste management center; multi-criteria decision making; PROMETHEE; GAIA

Sažetak
The efficiency of providing a waste management system in the coastal part of Croatia consisting of four Dalmatian counties has been modelled. Two multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods, PROMETHEE and GAIA, were applied to assist with the systematic analysis and evaluation of the alternatives. The analysis covered two levels ; first, the potential number of waste management centres resulting from possible inter-county cooperation ; and second, the relative merits of siting of waste management centres in the coastal or hinterland zone was evaluated. The problem was analysed according to several criteria ; and ecological, economic, social and functional criteria sets were identified as relevant to the decision-making process. The PROMETHEE and GAIA methods were shown to be efficient tools for analysing the problem considered. Such an approach provided new insights to waste management planning at the strategic level, and gave a reason for rethinking some of the existing strategic waste management documents in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Građevinarstvo, Tehnologija prometa i transport, Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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