Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Evaluating Transitional and Post-Mining Options—An Innovative Perspective from the EIT ReviRIS Project

Sandra Lourenço Amaro, Sofia Barbosa, Gloria Ammerer, Aina Bruno, Jordi Guimerà, Ioannis Orfanoudakis, Anna Ostręga, Evangelia Mylona, Jessica Strydom and Michael Hitch
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Sandra Lourenço Amaro: NOVA FCT & GeoBioTec—GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Sofia Barbosa: NOVA FCT & GeoBioTec—GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Gloria Ammerer: Montanuniversität Leoben, RIC Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Aina Bruno: Amphos 21 Consulting S.L., 08019 Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Guimerà: Amphos 21 Consulting S.L., 08019 Barcelona, Spain
Ioannis Orfanoudakis: ECHMES Ltd., 4 Papadiamantopoulou, 11528 Athens, Greece
Anna Ostręga: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Evangelia Mylona: Laboratory of Metallurgy, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Greece
Jessica Strydom: Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology—TalTech, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Michael Hitch: Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology—TalTech, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: In mine design and planning, identifying appropriate Post-Mining Land Use (PMLU) is necessary and crucial to achieving environmental quality and socioeconomic renewal. In this context, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods are used to support decision-maker and stakeholder decisions. However, most studies regarding the application of MCDM methods to PMLU decisions do not favor their widespread use because they start from an already structured decisional problem. The structure they present may not apply to another PMLU decision. Therefore, the primary goal of this study is to present an innovative methodology and its corresponding framework to help decision-makers and stakeholders structure their PMLU decisions. This innovative methodology can be used from an early stage, with a low level of detail, until a later stage, with a high level of detail, and is composed of three main stages. The first stage is selecting the Transitional Post-Mining Landscape Profile, which guides the user to different Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) goals. The second stage is developing criteria and alternatives according to the MCDA goal, using topics representing essential dimensions that cannot be disregarded, and testing the MCDM methods. Finally, the third stage is the participatory process and final application of MCDM methods.

Keywords: ReviRIS; post-mining land use; MCDA; revitalization; participatory tool; mine closure (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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