TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-criteria analysis applied to the selection of drinking water sources in developing countries
T2 - A case study of Cali, Colombia
AU - Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo
AU - Delgado, Luis Germán
AU - Van Halem, Doris
AU - Wessels, Peter
AU - Rietveld, Luuk C.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Guaranteeing a safe and continuous drinking water supply for the city of Cali, Colombia, has become a concern for the water company of Cali, the environmental authorities, universities, and entities involved in the water resource. The progressive deterioration of the city’s water sources has led to a search for future water sources and/or technologies in order to ensure high water quality standards at minimal costs. This paper describes a variety of problems occurring in the current water supply system in Cali and gives a description of the alternatives that have been considered to solve these problems in the past decades. Multi-criteria analysis was applied to assess alternatives for safe drinking supplies, demonstrating their suitability during the decision-making process when constraints arise due to political, community and institutional interests.
AB - Guaranteeing a safe and continuous drinking water supply for the city of Cali, Colombia, has become a concern for the water company of Cali, the environmental authorities, universities, and entities involved in the water resource. The progressive deterioration of the city’s water sources has led to a search for future water sources and/or technologies in order to ensure high water quality standards at minimal costs. This paper describes a variety of problems occurring in the current water supply system in Cali and gives a description of the alternatives that have been considered to solve these problems in the past decades. Multi-criteria analysis was applied to assess alternatives for safe drinking supplies, demonstrating their suitability during the decision-making process when constraints arise due to political, community and institutional interests.
KW - Drinking water supply
KW - Multi-criteria analysis
KW - PROMETHEE
KW - Riverbank filtration
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U2 - 10.2166/washdev.2016.031
DO - 10.2166/washdev.2016.031
M3 - Article
SN - 2043-9083
VL - 6
SP - 401
EP - 413
JO - Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
JF - Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
IS - 3
ER -