PLANNING RELOCATION OF PEOPLE FOR DEVELOPING SURFACE MINES IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS: OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES

Sajjad Zahir () and Ruhul Sarker ()
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Sajjad Zahir: Decision Sciences and Information Systems, Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive W, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4, Canada
Ruhul Sarker: School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Northcott Drive, Canberra, Australia 2600, Australia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), 2011, vol. 28, issue 05, pages 563-583

Abstract: Surface mining, often adopted for exploiting natural resources all over the world, is a major subject of debate as it causes major environmental impacts. It not only adversely alters the landscape but it also seriously hampers the traditional living conditions of numerous inhabitants, who may be displaced against their wishes without receiving necessary compensation. In this paper, goal programming is combined with the analytic hierarchy process to determine optimal decisions for the planned relocation of people where surface mining may take place in a densely populated environment, while addressing multiple conflicting objectives. The combined approach is illustrated with a numerical example highlighting its usage in other decision problems.

Keywords: Goal programming; environment; multiple criteria analysis; multiple objective programming; OR in developing countries; OR in strategic planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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