Siting refugee camps in mainland Greece using geographic information systems-based multi-criteria decision-making

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotirios N. Denekos ◽  
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis ◽  
Efstathios T. Fakiolas ◽  
Ioannis Konstantopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos P. Rachaniotis
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Opposition

PurposeRefugee camps are not easily welcomed by local communities. The purpose of this paper is to outline a structured approach to support the decision-making process for siting refugee camps in mainland Greece using multiple criteria, including local opposition. A suitability analysis generates a list of potential sites and a multiple criteria evaluation is applied. The motivation is the development of a methodology that can support choices and policies regarding the refugee camps siting problem, incorporating the need to address local opposition.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed methodology combines geographic information systems (GIS) with multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. These are used to develop a location classification and ranking model based on related criteria and subcriteria, attributes and weights. The region of Peloponnese in Greece is selected as a case study to validate the approach.FindingsThe lack of predefined candidate sites for refugee camps necessitates, initially, tackling a site search problem to generate a pool of potential sites through a suitability analysis. Subsequently, using the GIS the pool yields a subset of potential sites, satisfying all the criteria to setup a refugee camp. Through the current analysis the suitability of the single existing refugee camp site in Peloponnese can be evaluated. Finally, a “with and without” analysis, excluding the social criterion, depicts the changes in the candidate sites pool and their scores.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a lack of relevant literature taking into account the local opposition or sociopolitical implications as decision criteria. The selection of the appropriate criteria is a complex process that involves the cooperation of many experts. The main criteria, subcriteria and their attributes were determined according to existing literature and authors' informed judgment.Originality/valueThe proposed methodology can help decision-makers to setup a decision-making system and process for identifying refugee camps' sites using multiple criteria, including local opposition.

scholarly journals A new decade of uses for geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to research, measure and analyze library services

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Heather Mandel ◽  
Bradley Wade Bishop ◽  
Ashley Marie Orehek
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Research

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore library research that uses geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to evaluate library services and resources to ascertain current trends and establish future directions for this growing research area.Design/methodology/approachThe study searched full text for geographic information systems in two databases: Library and Information Science Source (LISS) and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), replicating the method used in a prior literature review. The titles and abstracts of the search results were analyzed to gather only the research that used GIS as a tool to measure and analyze library services.FindingsThis study found growth in the last decade for library research using GIS. There remain two ways the tool is primarily used: to analyze service areas and to manage facilities and collections.Practical implicationsThe findings are relevant for library and information science researchers and practitioners because they summarize a specific area of research that has grown and changed and that still has potential to be used more widely. Using GIS in practice and research could benefit all library users and nonusers because spatial analysis facilitates more precise and informed delivery of services and resources.Originality/valueThe paper provides future directions for use of GIS in library research and attempts to define subdivisions within this research area to clarify the area for researchers and practitioners.

APPLICATION OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND SUPPORTING DECISION-MAKING

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Сергей Владимирович Смирнов
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Support Decision Making

Рассматривается проектирование системы, предполагающей применение инструментального ианалитического аппарата ГИС (геоинформационных систем) с целью обеспечения мониторинга и поддержки принятия решений на примере задач формирования системы образовательных услуг региона. Рассматриваются основные модели и методика решения задач, возникающих перед администрацией органов управления образованием. We are considering the design of a system involving the use of a GIS tool and analytical apparatus (geographic information systems) in order to ensure monitoring and support decision-making on the example of the tasks of creating a system of educational services in the region. The main models and methods of solving problems arising before the administration of education management bodies are considered.

USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 185 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Jerzy ŁADYSZ
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Intuitive Decision Making ◽  
The Common ◽  
Crisis Situations

The article identifies the possibilities and areas of application of geographic information systems in the implementation of crisis management tasks in public administration and it analyzes examples of their use in crisis management. It has been shown that in crisis situations these systems help to take a reasoned decision that is close to the optimum, in contrast to the common practice of intuitive decision- making in emergency situations.

Using geographic information systems to make transparent and weighted decisions on pit development: incorporation of interactive economic, environmental, and social factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1103-1126
Author(s):  
C. Risk ◽  
S.A. Zamaria ◽  
J. Chen ◽  
J.J. Ke ◽  
G. Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Ranking Scheme ◽  
Decision Making Tool

A geographic information systems platform with an analytical hierarchy process was employed to rank the importance of different economic, environmental, and social factors involved in choosing the location of an open-pit operation within a small county in the province of Ontario, Canada. Weighted environmental (hydraulic conductivity, soil types, slope, and elevation) and social (distance from population zones) overlays were combined and then compared against a map of potential sources of sand and gravel deposits (economic factor) to locate the most ideal location for a pit. This resulted in the delineation of four ideal locations for the operation in the north of the county. Here, permeability values are low and there are no major population centres. The decision-making tool developed here has the ability to adapt to changing social and (or) environmental criteria and could greatly improve transparency in natural resource management decisions. The largest limitation to this decision-making tool is that it treats all water sources as equal. As research continues to identify different ecosystem services (i.e., acid neutralization, low contamination source waters, and high biological diversity) for different types of waterways, a ranking scheme could be added along the lines of high versus low conservation priorities for nonrenewable freshwater lake and river resources.

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