A Qualitative Decision Support for Environmental Impact Assessment Using Fuzzy Logic

被引:43
作者
Liu, K. F. R. [1 ]
Liang, H. H. [2 ]
Yeh, K. [3 ]
Chen, C. W. [4 ]
机构
[1] Ming Chi Univ Technol, Dept Safety Hlth & Environm Engn, Taipei 24301, Taiwan
[2] Natl United Univ, Dept Architecture, Miaoli 36003, Taiwan
[3] De Lin Inst Technol, Dept Construct Engn, Taipei 23654, Taiwan
[4] Shu Te Univ, Dept Logist Management, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
关键词
fuzzy logic; environmental impact assessment; significance; INTEGRATION;
D O I
10.3808/jei.200900144
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In environmental impact assessment (EIA), experts produce conclusions not only according to scientific data but also political factors and social values. Subjective judgment plays a significant role in EIA. Traditional multi-criteria decision-making methods cannot provide best decision support because they are incapable of modeling qualitative human thinking process. On the other hand, fuzzy logic is widely recognized as a tool with the ability to compute using words to model qualitative human thinking processes in the analysis of complex systems and decisions. This study attempts to utilize fuzzy logic as a decision-support approach for EIA. The evaluation knowledge represented by "if-then" fuzzy rules is employed to measure the significance of environmental impacts. In this paper, 10 indicators and 28 subindicators are considered in the assessment framework using the Taiwan High-Speed Rail System as the case study.
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页码:93 / 103
页数:11
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