Analytic Network Process-Based Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Bridges in Coastal Regions

Ignacio J. Navarro, José V. Martí and Víctor Yepes ()
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Ignacio J. Navarro: ICITECH, Department of Construction Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
José V. Martí: ICITECH, Department of Construction Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Víctor Yepes: ICITECH, Department of Construction Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: Since establishing the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing and future infrastructures has been in the spotlight of the scientific community. This is because the construction sector is essential for promoting the social welfare and economic development of countries, but is also one of the main environmental stressors existing to date. However, assessing infrastructure sustainability throughout its life cycle remains a significant challenge, as the criteria involved in sustainable design are often complex and conflicting. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) is recognized as a powerful decision-making tool to model such problems. Here, the life cycle sustainability performance of different design alternatives for a concrete bridge near the shore is evaluated using ANP. The obtained results are compared with those obtained using the conventional Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results obtained using ANP are more reliable than those derived from the conventional AHP in terms of the expert’s consistency and the number of comparisons made.

Keywords: sustainability; Analytic Network Process; bridge design; life cycle assessment; TOPSIS; multi-criteria decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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