A Multi-Objective Decision-Making Tool For The Redevelopment Of The Calumet Region, Illinois

芝加哥的Calumet地区提供了一个独特的机会来探索结合环境和经济发展的重建方案。提出了几个显然相互竞争的备选办法，但没有提供正式的经济评估。拟议的研究将发展一套用户友好的个人电脑软件系统，以便分析一套5至10个发展方案的预期效益。将注意把质量和数量资料结合起来，把经济和环境问题结合起来。该系统将在代表本区域主要利益相关者的各种环境和经济发展组织中进行实地测试。该项目的一个独特之处在于伊利诺伊大学学者、芝加哥市环境部和芝加哥科学院之间的合作。

The Calumet Region in Chicago provides a unique opportunity to explore redevelopment options that marry environmental and economic development concerns. Several apparently competing options have been proposed but no formal economic assessment has been provided. The proposed research will develop a user-friendly PC-based software system to enable analysis of the anticipated benefits from a set of 5-10 development options. Care will be taken to integrate economic and environmental concerns by combining qualitative and quantitative information. The system will be field-tested with various environmental and economic development organizations who represent the major stakeholders in the region. A unique feature of the project is the cooperation among a diverse group of University of Illinois scholars, the City of Chicago Department of the Environment and the Chicago Academy of Sciences.