Multi-criteria decision analysis framework for engaging stakeholders in river pollution risk management.

ABSTRACT: Water pollution presents a substantial environmental challenge with extensive implications for water resources, ecosystem sustainability, and human health. Using a South African catchment, this study aimed to provide watershed managers with a framework for selecting best management practices (BMPs) to reduce pollution and the related risk to river users, while also including the perspectives of key catchment stakeholders. The framework encompassed the identification of and consultation with key stakeholders within the catchment. A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methodology using the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique for Enhanced Stakeholder Take-up (SMARTEST) was used to identify and prioritise suitable BMPs in a case study. Decision alternatives and assessment criteria as w

SUBMITTER: Ngubane Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966078 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature