A decision-aid framework to provide guidance for the enhanced use of best available techniques in industry

Georgopoulou, E; Mirasgedis, S; Sarafidis, Y; Hontou, V; Gakis, N; Lalas, DP; Loukatos, A; Gargoulas, N; Mentzis, A; Economidis, D; Triantafilopoulos, T; Korizi, K; Mavrotas, G

dc.contributor.author	Georgopoulou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Mirasgedis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Sarafidis, Y	en
dc.contributor.author	Hontou, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Gakis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Lalas, DP	en
dc.contributor.author	Loukatos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Gargoulas, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Mentzis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Economidis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Triantafilopoulos, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Korizi, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavrotas, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:40Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0364-152X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17712
dc.subject	Assessment	en
dc.subject	Cost	en
dc.subject	Decision-aid	en
dc.subject	Environment	en
dc.subject	Impacts	en
dc.subject	Industry	en
dc.subject	Multicriteria	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Decision aid frameworks	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental externalities	en
dc.subject.other	Multiobjective Mathematical Programming	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial economics	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical programming	en
dc.subject.other	Solid wastes	en
dc.subject.other	Wastewater	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial emissions	en
dc.subject.other	carbon dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	nitric oxide	en
dc.subject.other	sulfur oxide	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	decision analysis	en
dc.subject.other	environmental economics	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	incentive	en
dc.subject.other	industrial technology	en
dc.subject.other	industrial waste	en
dc.subject.other	linear programing	en
dc.subject.other	multicriteria analysis	en
dc.subject.other	pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	solid waste	en
dc.subject.other	wastewater	en
dc.subject.other	air pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	cost effectiveness analysis	en
dc.subject.other	economic aspect	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	environmental management	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	industry	en
dc.subject.other	solid waste	en
dc.subject.other	waste water	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Cost-Benefit Analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Decision Support Techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Exposure	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Guidelines as Topic	en
dc.subject.other	Industry	en
dc.subject.other	Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted	en
dc.subject.other	Planning Techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Public Policy	en
dc.subject.other	Risk Assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	A decision-aid framework to provide guidance for the enhanced use of best available techniques in industry	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00267-006-0131-z	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-006-0131-z	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Best Available Techniques (BATs) contribute significantly to the reduction of industrial environmental burdens with respect to air pollution, wastewater, and solid wastes. In Europe, the application of BATs is prescribed by Directive 96/61/EC, which, however, leaves the selection of specific BATs to plant operators. In making their choices, installations have to consider not only the environmental benefits of BATs, but also all relevant cost components. In assessing the economic attractiveness of potential BATs and their combinations, as well as incentives and disincentives to be instituted, the cost of environmental externalities, usually not reflected in market prices, should be taken into account. In this paper, a decision-aid framework combining an assessment of environmental externalities and the utilization of multicriteria methods and, more specifically, Multiobjective Mathematical Programming, capable of addressing all these issues in a comprehensive and coherent manner, is presented. This is illustrated by its application for the region of Attica in Greece, where over 50% of the industrial basis and Athens, with its 4 million inhabitants, are located. The implementation of the framework and its associated tools to 800 installations led to the identification of the specific BATs, alone or in combination, that provide the most cost-effective reductions of four air pollutants (PM10, SO2, NOx, VOC) and CO2. The results also clearly demonstrate the increased pollution reductions that would result from the adoption of BATs made economically attractive by the inclusion of externalities. Estimates of investments and net present values with and without incentives/disincentives are also provided. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00267-006-0131-z	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000249202800006	en
dc.identifier.volume	40	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	413	en
dc.identifier.epage	429	en