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Published on: August 8, 2014
Decision support for sustainable urban drainage system management: a case study of Jijel, Algeria
Abbas Benzerra1, Marzouk Cherrared, Bernard Chocat
1Université de Lyon, France; INSA-Lyon, LGCIE, Villeurbanne, France. benzerra@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
This paper aims to develop a methodology to support the sustainable management of Urban Drainage Systems (UDSs) in Algeria. This research is motivated by the various difficulties that the National Sanitation Office (ONA) has in managing this complex infrastructure. The method mainly consists of two approaches: the top-down approach and the bottom-up approach. The former facilitates the identification of factors related to a sustainable UDS, the development priorities and the criteria available to managers. The latter assesses UDS performance using the weighted sum method to aggregate indicators or criteria weighted using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The method is demonstrated through its application to the UDS in the city of Jijel, Algeria.
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