An overall index of environmental quality in coal mining areas and energy facilities

Vatalis, KI; Kaliampakos, DC

dc.contributor.author	Vatalis, KI	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, DC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:35Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0364-152X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17035
dc.subject	Coal mining activities	en
dc.subject	Environmental quality index	en
dc.subject	Fuzzy Delphi method	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Pairwise comparison	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Coal mines	en
dc.subject.other	Computational methods	en
dc.subject.other	Fuzzy sets	en
dc.subject.other	Power plants	en
dc.subject.other	Social aspects	en
dc.subject.other	Surveying	en
dc.subject.other	Coal mining activities	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Quality Index (EQI)	en
dc.subject.other	Fuzzy Delphi method	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Pairwise comparison	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	coal mining	en
dc.subject.other	Delphi analysis	en
dc.subject.other	environmental monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	environmental policy	en
dc.subject.other	environmental quality	en
dc.subject.other	fuzzy mathematics	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	coal mining	en
dc.subject.other	energy conservation	en
dc.subject.other	environmental change	en
dc.subject.other	environmental factor	en
dc.subject.other	environmental protection	en
dc.subject.other	environmental sanitation	en
dc.subject.other	evaluation	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	methodology	en
dc.subject.other	policy	en
dc.subject.other	pollution	en
dc.subject.other	questionnaire	en
dc.subject.other	social status	en
dc.subject.other	Coal Mining	en
dc.subject.other	Conservation of Natural Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Data Collection	en
dc.subject.other	Environment	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Models, Theoretical	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Macedonia [Greece]	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	An overall index of environmental quality in coal mining areas and energy facilities	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00267-005-0114-5	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-005-0114-5	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	An approach to measuring environmental quality and trends in coal mining and industrial areas was attempted in this work. For this purpose, the establishment of a reference scale characterizing the status of environmental quality is proposed by developing an Environmental Quality Index (EQI). The methodology involves three main components: social research, the opinion of environmental experts, and the combination of new or existing indices. A survey of public opinion was carried out to identify the main environmental problems in the region of interest. Environmental experts carried out a survey, and the weights of specific environmental problems were obtained through a fuzzy Delphi method and pairwise comparison. The weight attributed to each environmental problem was computed, using new or existing indices (subindices) in the relevant literature. The EQI comprises a combination of the subindices with their own weights. The methodology was applied to a heavily industrialized coal basin in northwestern Macedonia, Greece. The results show that the new index may be used as a reliable tool for evaluating environmental quality in different areas. In addition, the study of EQI trends on an interannual basis can provide useful information on the efficiency of environmental policies already implemented by the responsible authorities. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00267-005-0114-5	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000242146700013	en
dc.identifier.volume	38	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	1031	en
dc.identifier.epage	1045	en