Fuzzy MCDM Technique for Planning the Environment Watershed

Measures and evaluation for environment watershed plans using a novel hybrid MCDM model

“…Yeh and Lin (2005) suggested that the merging of ecological engineering measures into the framework of watershed management became one of the most crucial research topics for our local authority institutions. We must simultaneously consider many factors/criteria; the environmental watershed plan index focuses on catastrophe, human safety, comfort, interest, the ecological system, and environmental sustainability (Chen et al, 2008a(Chen et al, , 2008bChen et al, 2009aChen et al, , 2009b. Many studies have provided useful methodology and models based on problem-solving procedures that have mainly been applied to the field of environment watershed plan management in Taiwan and the rest of the world.…”

“…This is a natural approach to watershed planning that works with nature to restore degraded watersheds (Petersen, 1999). The operation procedures of several key model components, participation of local communities, utilization of geographical information systems, investigation and analysis of the ecosystems, habitats, and landscapes, and allocation of ecological engineering measures are illustrated in detail for a better understanding of their values in the model (Chen et al, 2008a(Chen et al, , 2008b(Chen et al, , 2009a(Chen et al, , 2009bYeh & Lin, 2005;Özelkan & Duckstein, 2002). In the Austrian Danube case study, there are 12 alternatives and 33 criteria.…”

“…Its requirements are particularly difficult to fulfill in a dynamic geography with earthquakes, typhoons, and torrential rains. The commonly used measurements in environment watershed performance are storm water level and improvement during catastrophes, urbanization of land and the monitored rate (Adhityawarma & Trauth, 2007;Byun, Myers, & Marengo, 2005;Chen, Lien, Yang, Tzeng, & Liang, 2008a;Chen, Lien, Tzeng, & Yang, 2008b, 2009aChen, Lien, Tzeng, Yang, & Yen, 2009b;Sara et al, 2000), forestation or vegetation in watersheds (Karibu et al, 2006), forest ecosystems, and environmental changes (Kohyama, Canadell, Ojima, & Pitelka, 2005), a storm water retrofit plan for the mimico creek watershed (Li & Banting, 1999). These measurements only represent a small portion of the scenario, with over 90% of the ''latent" events not reflected by them.…”