An improved MCDM combined with GIS for risk assessment of multi-hazards in Hong Kong
An improved MCDM combined with GIS for risk assessment of multi-hazards in Hong Kong
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scs.2023.104427
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发表时间:
2023-01
影响因子:
11.7
通讯作者:
Haifang Lyu;Z. Yin
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作者:
Haifang Lyu;Z. Yin
Hong Kong frequently suffers from multi-hazards such as floods, muddy-water flows and landslides induced by rainstorms. This study presents an improved multi criteria decision making (MCDM) approach with integrating the interval numbers into fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) to assess multi-hazard risks. To illustrate the efficiency of the improved MCDM method, the AHP, interval-FAHP and analytical network process (ANP) were incorporated into a geographical information system (GIS, abbreviated as AHP-GIS, interval-FAHP-GIS, and ANP-GIS) to assess the risks of multi-hazards (e.g., floods, muddy-water flows, and landslides) in Hong Kong. The assessed multi-risks indicated that the percentages of areas with a high risk of flood, muddy-water flow, and landslide were more than 15%, 17%, and 18%, respectively. The results demonstrated that MCDM methods considered multi-criteria contributions on multi hazards. Different assessment factors contributed different importance on different multi-hazard risks. The comparison indicates that interval-FAHP-GIS perform better than AHP-GIS and ANP-GIS in capturing high-risk areas. The interval-FAHP-GIS method adopts interval fuzzy numbers instead of crisp numbers in AHP-GIS to reflect the degree of importance of assessment factors, which increases the accuracy of the assessed multi-risks.