An interval-based regret-analysis method for identifying long-term municipal solid waste management policy under uncertainty

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• 作者：L. Cui¹ ; ^a ; ^{bobbycuilin@163.com.cn} ; L.R. Chen² ; ^a ; ^{ilchen@lycos.com} ; Y.P.Li ; ^a ; ^{yongping.li@iseis.org} ; G.H. Huang³ ; ^a ; ^{gordon.huang@uregina.ca} ; W. Li⁴ ; ^a ; ^{weili1027@gmail.com} ; Y.L. Xie¹ ; ^a ; ^{xieyulei850228@yahoo.com.cn}
• 关键词：Environment ; Interval analysis ; Optimization ; Planning ; Waste management ; Minimax regret ; Uncertainty
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Management
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：June 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：92
• 期：6
• 页码：1484-1494
• 全文大小：458 K

文摘

In this study, an interval-based regret-analysis (IBRA) model is developed for supporting long-term planning of municipal solid waste (MSW) management activities in the City of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, China. The developed IBRA model incorporates approaches of interval–parameter programming (IPP) and minimax–regret (MMR) analysis within an integer programming framework, such that uncertainties expressed as both interval values and random variables can be reflected. The IBRA can account for economic consequences under all possible scenarios associated with different system costs and risk levels without making assumptions on probabilistic distributions for random variables. A regret matrix with interval elements is generated based on a matrix of interval system costs, such that desired decision alternatives can be identified according to the interval minimax regret (IMMR) criterion. The results indicate that reasonable solutions have been generated. They can help decision makers identify the desired alternatives regarding long-term MSW management with a compromise between minimized system cost and minimized system-failure risk.