Comparing multi-criteria decision analysis and integrated assessment to support long-term water supply planning.

ABSTRACT: We compare the use of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)-or more precisely, models used in multi-attribute value theory (MAVT)-to integrated assessment (IA) models for supporting long-term water supply planning in a small town case study in Switzerland. They are used to evaluate thirteen system scale water supply alternatives in four future scenarios regarding forty-four objectives, covering technical, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The alternatives encompass both conventional and unconventional solutions and differ regarding technical, spatial and organizational characteristics. This paper focuses on the impact assessment and final evaluation step of the structured MCDA decision support process. We analyze the performance of the alternatives for ten stakeholders. We dem

SUBMITTER: Scholten L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5421771 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature