Prioritizing Feasible Locations for Permeable Pavement Using MODFLOW and Multi-criteria Decision Making Methods

This study provides a systematic three-step approach to prioritizing feasible locations for permeable pavement, taking into account environmental, economic, and social aspects. Step 1 is the identification of potential locations on the basis of spatial and economic feasibility, and on the receptiven...

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Published inWater resources management Vol. 29; no. 12; pp. 4539 - 4555
Main Authors Yang, Jeong-Seok, Son, Min-Woo, Chung, Eun-Sung, Kim, Il-Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Atmospheric Sciences
Civil Engineering
Computer programs
Construction costs
Decision making
Dry season
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Economics
Environment
Feasibility
Feasibility studies
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Groundwater
Groundwater levels
Hydrogeology
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Instream flow
Local government
Methods
Multiple criteria decision making
Parameter estimation
Pavements
Runoff
Software
Stormwater
Watersheds
Korea, Rep
Location prioritization
Permeable pavement
MODFLOW
Multi-criteria decision-making
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Summary:This study provides a systematic three-step approach to prioritizing feasible locations for permeable pavement, taking into account environmental, economic, and social aspects. Step 1 is the identification of potential locations on the basis of spatial and economic feasibility, and on the receptiveness of the local government and residents. Step 2 involves the use of Visual MODFLOW software to simulate groundwater levels with and without permeable pavement. Step 3 is the prioritization of all feasible locations using three multi-criteria decision making methods: the weighted sum method, composite programming and TOPSIS. Weighting values were derived from iterative feedback surveys completed by 22 regional experts. This framework was applied to the Mokgamcheon watershed, central Korea, which suffers from instream flow deficit during the dry season. The results show that by considering anthropogenic factors and hydrological effectiveness, this approach effectively prioritizes feasible alternatives that can be implemented into comprehensive hydrological cycle rehabilitation plans.
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ISSN:0920-4741
1573-1650
DOI:10.1007/s11269-015-1074-z