Comparing Two Methods of PROMETHEE and Fuzzy TOPSIS in Selecting the Best Plant Species for the Reclamation of Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine

Abstract

Mining affects the environment around the extracted area negatively. As a result, it is vital to rehabilitate mines and reclamate the region to its former natural condition or use the land in an optimized way. The choice of herbal types and planting them to conserve the natural environment of the region and reclamating the mine is of utmost importance. When a case study was conducted in Sarcheshmeh copper mine which is one of the 10 biggest copper mines of the world, plant species were selected according to the initial factors of the rehabilitation scheme, climatic conditions and soil conditions. Then, secondary factors were identified and decision matrices that are based on questionnaires completed by experts, plant species based on regional perspective criteria, resistance to disease and insects, their strength and development, access to the plant species, economic efficiency, soil conservation and water saving, prevention of various types of contamination were all classified according to the multi-criteria decision making methods. It is worth saying that the weights of the criteria are compared with the use of PROMETHEE and Fuzzy TOPSIS methods. The best plant species in the mining area and tailing dam prioritized by PROMETHEE method are mountain almonds (2.28), tamarisk (1.44), ephedra (0.55), pistacia (0.44), Astragalus (-2.22), and salsola (-2.48).

A Novel Hybrid Fuzzy Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Model for the Selection of the Most Suitable Land Reclamation Variant at Open-Pit Coal Mines

“…The vulnerability of the mining area is caused by reclamation norms that have been studied but are difficult to apply in practice. Therefore, other comprehensive studies are also included, among others, research related to the application of the MCDM model [31][32][33][34]. Similar research has been proposed using the subjective-objective MCDM model in [31] in which AHP and Entropy were used to determine the criterion weights, while modified VIKOR sorted possible reclamation variants.…”

“…Also, the methodology applied to calculate the significance of criteria requires quantitative data on the one hand, while, on the other, a large number of criteria need to be used, and all criteria should be considered simultaneously. Article [32] provided the MCDM framework for plant species for the reclamation of copper mines. While the methodologies of Fuzzy AHP, PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation), and Fuzzy TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) are old and have been extensively explored in prior studies, our research introduces a novel methodology to address the subject of research.…”

Sustainable Afforestation Strategies: Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model in Post-Mining Rehabilitation

“…Subsequently, utilizing the fuzzy AHP approach, Artemisia sieberi was determined as the optimal plant species for mine rehabilitation. Furthermore, Ebrahimabadi et al (2018) [75] conducted a comparative analysis of the PROMETHEE and fuzzy TOPSIS methods for selecting the most suitable plant species to reclaim the Sarcheshmeh copper mine. Six vegetation types, such as pistachio, wild almond, ephedra, astragalus, salsola, and tamarix, were considered and adapted to the mine's conditions.…”

Asymmetric Influence of Dual-Task Interference on Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in One-Leg Stance

“…APAs during single-leg standing have been studied extensively in healthy children [ 11 ], young adults [ 12 , 13 ], older adults [ 14 ], people with neurological diseases [ 15 ], and individuals with orthopedic diseases [ 16 ]. Since most studies of APAs related to the OLS task have used dominant or preferred feet, assuming the symmetry of both feet [ 17 , 18 ], the difference in lower-limb dominance remains unclear.…”