Aspects about the Environmental Quality Assessment in Urban Areas by Applying Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods

Abstract:

The aim of this paper is to make an assessment of the quality of the environment in urban areas based on multi-criteria analysis methods. Three important aspects of the quality of the environment in urban areas are considered in this paper, and an integrated AHP-SAW method is used to assess the quality of the environment. An indicator associated with the quality of the urban environment is proposed. This indicator is used to make a hierarcy of the environmental quality of an urban area over two periods of time. For the case study a city from the south - west region of Romania is chosen.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 42)
• Pages: 209-218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.42.209
• Online since: September 2021
• Authors: Luminița Grecu*
• Keywords: Air Pollution, Environmental Quality Indicator, Integrated AHP-SAW Method, Noise Pollution, Water Pollution

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