TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi expert decision support tool for the evaluation of advanced wastewater treatment trains
T2 - a novel approach to improve urban sustainability
AU - Sadr, Seyed M.K.
AU - Saroj, Devendra P.
AU - Mierzwa, Jose Carlos
AU - McGrane, Scott J.
AU - Skouteris, George
AU - Farmani, Raziyeh
AU - Kazos, Xenofon
AU - Aumeier, Benedikt
AU - Kouchaki, Samaneh
AU - Ouki, Sabeha
N1 - File contains supplementary information.
PY - 2018/12/31
Y1 - 2018/12/31
N2 - Wastewater Treatment (WWT) for water reuse applications has been accepted as a strategic solution in improving water supplies across the globe; however, there are still various challenges that should be overcome. Selection of practical solutions is then required whilst considering technical, environmental, socio-cultural, and financial factors. In this study, a multi expert decision support tool that considers a variety of evaluation criteria is proposed to provide a ranking system for competing advanced WWT technologies in terms of their performance. Two scenarios of water reuse in the contexts of Brazil and Greece are defined, and evaluation is undertaken based on opinions of water reuse experts. The results prove that the tool would successfully facilitate rigorous and methodical analysis in evaluation of WWT technologies for water reuse applications with potential for use under various sets of evaluation criteria, WWT technologies and contexts.
AB - Wastewater Treatment (WWT) for water reuse applications has been accepted as a strategic solution in improving water supplies across the globe; however, there are still various challenges that should be overcome. Selection of practical solutions is then required whilst considering technical, environmental, socio-cultural, and financial factors. In this study, a multi expert decision support tool that considers a variety of evaluation criteria is proposed to provide a ranking system for competing advanced WWT technologies in terms of their performance. Two scenarios of water reuse in the contexts of Brazil and Greece are defined, and evaluation is undertaken based on opinions of water reuse experts. The results prove that the tool would successfully facilitate rigorous and methodical analysis in evaluation of WWT technologies for water reuse applications with potential for use under various sets of evaluation criteria, WWT technologies and contexts.
KW - water reuse
KW - technology selection
KW - group decision making
KW - membrane technologies
KW - environmental impacts
KW - wastewater treatment
KW - water supplies
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/environmental-science-and-policy
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.09.006
M3 - Article
VL - 90
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
SN - 1462-9011
ER -
