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Multi‐criteria decision analysis for environmental remediation: Benefits, challenges, and recommended practices
Author(s) -
Havranek Timothy J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.21589
Subject(s) - multiple criteria decision analysis , stakeholder , environmental remediation , process (computing) , decision analysis , limiting , contaminated land , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , computer science , environmental resource management , process management , environmental science , engineering , operations research , mathematics , economics , contamination , mechanical engineering , ecology , statistics , biology , operating system , management
Multi‐criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a social process and analytical framework that has been utilized since the late 1960s and widely applied in industries other than the remediation field. Given the complex features of remediation projects, MCDA holds the promise of providing considerable value to the remediation industry. However, its value has yet to be fully realized. This paper describes the potential benefits of MCDA to the environmental remediation industry, the factors that may limiting its use in this industry, and the MCDA process in general. The MCDA process description includes recommended practices for including stakeholder values and objectives and for performing stochastic MCDA. Lastly, the paper includes recommendations for enhancing stakeholder communications within the MCDA process.