Multi Criteria Analysis For Comparison Of Infrastructure Alternatives. In infrastructure management multi criteria decision making mcdm has emerged as a decision support tool to integrate various technical information and stakeholder values. The starting point as is the case with the topsis method was a matrix with variant assessments in the light of individual decision making factors as well as an estimated two sets of weights for these factors.
The multicriteria analysis employed has been performed in a raster environment and been used for two objectives. The starting point as is the case with the topsis method was a matrix with variant assessments in the light of individual decision making factors as well as an estimated two sets of weights for these factors. At the stage of assessing the economic social and environmental dimensions wherever relevant of each option including possible trade offs between some of these dimensions or sub criteria used in each.
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.
During the site search analysis each pixel was considered a potential location alternative. Multi criteria analysis mca can be a tool for active stakeholder management in cases whereby several strategic options need to be assessed. At the stage of assessing the economic social and environmental dimensions wherever relevant of each option including possible trade offs between some of these dimensions or sub criteria used in each. Also a multi criteria analysis was carried out using the promethee method which is characterized by a different algorithm than the other methods used in this paper.
