Multi Criteria Analysis For Comparison Of Infrastructure Alternatives. Multi criteria analysis mca can be a tool for active stakeholder management in cases whereby several strategic options need to be assessed. 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.
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. 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.
In infrastructure management multi criteria decision making mcdm has emerged as a decision support tool to integrate various technical information and stakeholder values.
They are used to evaluate thirteen system scale water supply alternatives in four future scenarios regarding forty four objectives covering technical social environmental and economic aspects. 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. They are used to evaluate thirteen system scale water supply alternatives in four future scenarios regarding forty four objectives covering technical social environmental and economic aspects. 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.
