Journal of Environmental Biology

Selection of facility location under environmental damage

priority and using electre method

Author Details

Ceren Erdin Gundogdu (Corresponding author)

Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas-34349, Istanbul, Turkey

e-mail: ceren_erdin@yahoo.com

Publication Data

Paper received:

13 January 2010

Revised received:

01 May 2010

Re-revised received:

25 May 2010

Accepted:

15 July 2010

Abstract

In the recent years, the environmental problems have reached to a vital extent, which is pushing the boundaries and far beyond daily evaluations. Industrial plants, the energy sources and uncontrolled release of pollutant gases (SO₂, CO₂ etc.) in the production stage have the greatest share in the occurrence of unfavorable environmental conditions. For this reason, the dimension of the problems that may arise in the production stage of industrial plants is directly related to the selection of facility location. In this study, geographical regions (a total of 7 regions) of our country have been analyzed in terms of environmental values based on their basins and the unfavorable environmental problems that are currently being experienced. Considered as such, with the directives of an expert group composed of nature scientists, the criteria and alternative areas are determined using the data gathered on ecosystem, basin characteristics, and land types. Since the primary goal is to keep the environmental damages at the minimum level, comprehensive definition of the problem is constructed by consultation of the expert group and the criteria are determined. Considering the fact that it will prevent the drawbacks generated by making decisions depending on certain stereotypes to a great extent, ELECTRE (Elimination and Choice Translating Reality English - Elimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realite) method is used to determine in which geographic region our country?s industrial plants should be located.

Key words

ELECTRE method, Forest, Habitable environment, Geographical regions

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