Resistivity Anisotropy as a Decision-Making Tool: A Case Study From Egypt

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.D. Aldred ◽  
M. Nour ◽  
M. Reda ◽  
R. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Resistivity Anisotropy ◽  
Decision Making Tool

A multicriteria analysis method as decision-making tool for sustainable desalination: the Asinara Island case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 274-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Marini ◽  
C. Palomba ◽  
P. Rizzi ◽  
E. Casti ◽  
A. Marcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Decision Making Tool

Life cycle assessment as a decision-making tool for selecting building systems in heritage intervention: Case study of Roman Theatre in Itálica, Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Gómez de Cózar ◽  
Antonio García Martínez ◽  
Íñigo Ariza López ◽  
Marta Ruiz Alfonsea
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Decision Making Tool

scholarly journals DanRETRO: A Decision-Making Tool for Energy Retrofit Design and Assessment of Danish Buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Engelbrecht Foldager ◽  
Rasmus Camillus Jeppesen ◽  
Muhyiddine Jradi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Building Sector ◽  
Energy Retrofit ◽  
Energy Models ◽  
Simulation Engine ◽  
Building Market ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Retrofit Design ◽  
Decision Making Tool

The building sector contributes a substantial amount to the overall energy consumption worldwide along with a large share in the corresponding greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, improving the performance of buildings is vital to achieve the energy and environmental goals. In this regard, Denmark is not an exception, where the building sector was prioritized, aiming to enhance newly-built buildings’ performance along with upgrading existing buildings through a comprehensive energy retrofit strategy. This study aims to present and demonstrate a decision-making tool for energy retrofit design and assessment of Danish buildings (DanRETRO). Unlike the current energy retrofit assessment methodologies and tools used in the Danish building market, DanRETRO builds on a database comprising a large number of simulations for Danish buildings’ performances of various types, sizes, and ages. The well-established modeling and simulation engine of EnergyPlus is used to develop the dynamic energy models. The DanRETRO tool development is presented, where multiple building retrofitting techniques and measures are carried out along with assessment of the impacts of implementing these improvements on the technical, economic, and environmental levels. The tool’s demonstration in three case study buildings is presented, where the retrofit assessment results are reported and evaluated at various levels.

Ambicultural Governance: Harmonizing Indigenous and Western Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Nicholson ◽  
Chellie Spiller ◽  
Edwina Pio
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Organizational Success ◽  
Strategy Model ◽  
Intangible Benefits ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Decision Making Tool

Indigenous and Western business practices and worldviews can be harmonized to create and enhance well-being through ambicultural governance practices. This article focuses on exploring, both theoretically and empirically, creative governance endeavors to bring together Indigenous and Western practices for the purposes of creating both wealth and well-being in the service of society. We emphasize the need to return to the idea of business as serving the well-being of communities and suggest this can be done through a relational kaitiakitanga, stewardship approach that is at the heart of our research. Through a qualitatively rich case study of a Māori business, we present a Strategy Model He Whenua Rangatira—A Balanced Landscape that serves to act as a decision-making tool that facilitates both tangible and intangible benefits for organizational success and collective well-being. We suggest that all businesses, both Indigenous and Western, can gravitate toward this approach, while contextualizing their ambicultural governance.

scholarly journals The risk assessment, a decision-making tool for the management of contaminated sites

2021 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
Ioan Bica ◽  
Anamaria Petruta
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Site Investigation ◽  
Contaminated Sites ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Hydrogeological Characteristics ◽  
Decision Making Tool

The paper presents a methodology to assess the solutions for the management of contaminated sites. For defining these solutions there were developed two main activities. First one consists in a detailed site investigation to define its geological, hydrogeological characteristics and surely the contamination level. The second activity is dedicated to the assessment of risk generated by the soil, subsoil, air, and groundwater contamination, by using a professional software. The methodology was applied to a real case study. The results showed that for non-carcinogenic compounds the risk is above the thresholds establish by legislation. The conclusion is that measures to mitigate this risk must be taken, based on a feasibility study that will be realised in the next stage of the research.

scholarly journals Tactics for efficient agriculture outreach targeting small and midsize farmers; a case study in the Coachella Valley

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Garcia ◽  
Robert Pence
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Coachella Valley ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Decision Making Tool ◽  
Soil Moisture Monitoring

A successful agriculture outreach program was implemented in the Coachella Valley among small acreage Hispanic farmers. The main objective of this program was to help farmers conserve water through active soil moisture monitoring through the use of tensiometers. To overcome the challenges of agriculture outreach, this project incorporated a one-on-one, hands-on approach with an individualized curriculum. By regularly visiting the farmers in their fields we were able to truly understand their needs and to demonstrate to them we were honestly concerned about the issues they face. This approach slowly made the farmers feel comfortable working with us and more receptive towards advice given. An important component of the project is to involve the farmer in the actual soil moisture monitoring as much as possible. By allowing farmers to actively monitor the moisture content of their soils, we were able to give the farmers a sense of empowerment and ownership of the project. This approach helped farmers trust the technology and feel comfortable using it to make irrigation decisions. Up to date, all of the participating farmers have reported using tensiometers as the main decision-making tool at the time of irrigation 

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