Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an
Yanhua Liang 1 * , Jie Wei 1, Hongjuan Lu 1, Li Zhang 1
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1 Management School, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, CHINA* Corresponding Author

This article belongs to the special issue "Problems of Application Analysis in Knowledge Management and Science-Mathematics-Education".

Abstract

A novel multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method is designed for comparing and ranking resolution solutions to a brownfield redevelopment project. In particular, an MCDA technique called the modified multilevel grey evaluation method is developed using concepts from grey systems theory, entropy and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP). To obtain weights for the range of criteria and sub-criteria used to assess and compare the resolution solutions, results obtained using AHP and an entropy technique are combined. In order to reflect uncertainty in the evaluation scores of the resolutions according to the sub-criteria, a grey systems class is employed to appropriately transform the scores. Subsequently, the evaluation method for the resolutions along with the combined weights is used to rank the resolutions. To demonstrate how this new methodology can be conveniently used in practice and provide valuable insights for aiding decision making, it is applied to a brownfield site in Xi’an, China, created by a former chemical factory.

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Article Type: Research Article

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2017, Volume 13, Issue 12, 8383-8392

https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

Publication date: 25 Nov 2017

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