Transboundary Air Pollution in Europe: An Interactive Multicriteria Tradeoff Analysis

Stam, A., Cesar, H., & Kuula, M. (1989). Transboundary Air Pollution in Europe: An Interactive Multicriteria Tradeoff Analysis. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-89-061

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Abstract

In this paper. the acid rain problem in Europe is discussed, stressing the transboundary tradeoffs between abatement costs of sulphur emission reduction and corresponding deposition levels in the different countries. An interactive decision support methodology is proposed which utilizes a powerful nonlinear multicriteria software package to evaluate various scenarios and tradeoffs. The concepts are illustrated using previously published data. The results from the tradeoff analysis show that reasonable deposition levels can be reached with limited transfers of funds between countries. The extent of these transfers can be controlled by selecting appropriate target levels for the criteria across countries.

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