Decision support systems for risk-based management of contaminated sites

This book, after an introduction about the environmental and socio-economic relevance of contaminated sites in Europe and the United States, and about the risk-based environmental management concepts and principles, provides an analysis of the main steps and tools for the development of decision support systems: environmental risk assessment, multi-criteria analysis, spatial analysis and geographic information system, indices and indicators definition. It is addressed primarily to environmental risk managers and to decision makers involvedin a sustainable management process for contaminated sites, including contaminated lands, river basins and coastal lagoons. Decision support systems are intended to meet their needs. They must be aware of what decision support systems and capabilities are available so that they can decide which to use and whatnew systems should be developed. A secondary audience is the environmental scientists who gather data and perform assessments to support decisions. Risk-based contaminated land management, is of great interest in the EU where this isa developing area. An EU directive on soil protection and risk based management of contaminated sites will be enforced in the next year or two There is no other book available that collects methodologies and tools in this field DSSs developed in Italy and Germany will be new to US users and will expand their potential resources INDICE: From the contents Basic Steps for the Development of Decision Support Systems.- Environmental Risk Assessment.- Decision Support Systems and Environment: Role of MCDA.- Spatial Analytical Techniques for Risk Based DecisionSupport Systems.- Indicators and endpoints for risk-based decision processes with decision support systems.- Contaminated land: a multi-dimensional problem.- Decision Support Systems For Contaminated Land Management: A Review.- A Spatial Decision Support System for the Risk-based Management of Contaminated Sites: the DESYRE DSS.- SMARTe: An MCDA Approach to Revitalize Communities and Restore the Environment. Support Systems (DSSs) for Inland and Coastal Waters Management – Gaps and Challenges.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-09721-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés