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Decision Analysis Methodology To Evaluate Integrated Solid Waste Management Alternatives For A Remote Alaskan Air Station, Mark J. Shoviak
Decision Analysis Methodology To Evaluate Integrated Solid Waste Management Alternatives For A Remote Alaskan Air Station, Mark J. Shoviak
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Eareckson Air Station (AS), a remote U.S. Air Force installation, faces the complex decision of selecting a new municipal solid waste (MSW) management strategy to replace its current non-compliant system. This research effort applies value-focused thinking and multiattribute preference theory to decision analysis techniques to produce a multiple-objective decision analysis model that captures all of the site's MSW goals, objectives, and concerns in order to facilitate the evaluation of MSW management strategies available. The model ranks 40 specific MSW management alternatives, which were developed in accordance with the decision-maker's assumptions and constraints, based on how well they meet Eareckson's overall …