Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an

Yanhua Liang; Jie Wei; Hongjuan Lu; Li Zhang

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Yanhua Liang ¹ ^* , Jie Wei ¹, Hongjuan Lu ¹, Li Zhang ¹

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¹ Management School, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, CHINA^* Corresponding Author

This article belongs to the special issue "Problems of Application Analysis in Knowledge Management and Science-Mathematics-Education".

Abstract

A novel multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method is designed for comparing and ranking resolution solutions to a brownfield redevelopment project. In particular, an MCDA technique called the modified multilevel grey evaluation method is developed using concepts from grey systems theory, entropy and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP). To obtain weights for the range of criteria and sub-criteria used to assess and compare the resolution solutions, results obtained using AHP and an entropy technique are combined. In order to reflect uncertainty in the evaluation scores of the resolutions according to the sub-criteria, a grey systems class is employed to appropriately transform the scores. Subsequently, the evaluation method for the resolutions along with the combined weights is used to rank the resolutions. To demonstrate how this new methodology can be conveniently used in practice and provide valuable insights for aiding decision making, it is applied to a brownfield site in Xi’an, China, created by a former chemical factory.

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brownfield redevelopment
modified multilevel grey evaluation
grey class
combined weight

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2017, 8383-8392

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Liang, Y., Wei, J., Lu, H., & Zhang, L. (2017). Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(12), 8383-8392. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

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Liang Y, Wei J, Lu H, Zhang L. Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(12):8383-92. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

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Liang Y, Wei J, Lu H, Zhang L. Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(12), 8383-8392. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

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Liang, Yanhua, Jie Wei, Hongjuan Lu, and Li Zhang. "Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 12 (2017): 8383-8392. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

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Liang, Y., Wei, J., Lu, H., and Zhang, L. (2017). Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(12), pp. 8383-8392. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914

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Liang, Yanhua et al. "Evaluating Brownfield Redevelopment using an Modified Multilevel Grey Method - A Case Study of Xi’an". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 12, 2017, pp. 8383-8392. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/77914