A Choquet integral based assessment model of projects of urban neglected areas: A case of study

Abstract

This paper describes a multi-criteria evaluation model supporting decisions related to redevelopment of urban residual areas, a central theme in planning practices. Renewal projects on urban or neighborhood scale are complex problems because of the social, economic and environmental implications generated on the different categories of stakeholders. In the awareness of the specific characteristics of each city, the cognitive and evaluation model is especially defined for a given urban context, although it is easily adaptable to different ones. In order to take into account the interactions among the criteria by which we compare design alternatives, the Choquet integral is implemented as aggregation function. The model applies to some alternative projects for the redevelopment of a residual urban area in Agrigento (Italy). It can be usefully employed by the local government to choose the better alternative in pursuing policy objectives or to build new projects. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.