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Threat Prioritization and Causality Relations for Sustainable Water Management under the Circular Economy Principles: Case Study in Laspias River, Greece Using eDPSIR and DEMATEL
Document Type
article
Source
Environmental Sciences Proceedings, Vol 21, Iss 1, p 59 (2022)
Subject
sustainability
basin management
causal web
connectivity matrix
DEMATEL
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Language
English
ISSN
2673-4931
Abstract
The Circular Economy set a frame to govern sustainable growth. Laspias river basin (Thrace) is characterized by various land and water uses and pressures posed directly and/or indirectly on the riverine system which acts as a burdened receptor. The aim is to prioritize threats in the basin and to further recognize the causality relationships in main elements affecting water management parameters that fall upon circular economy using enhanced DPSIR, Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) techniques. To assess the status quo, circular economy principles were adopted using a sustainable water management perspective embedded in DPSIR to link the causes and effects components. The key criteria based on the cause-factors were mined simplifying the multicriteria analysis of the effects. Findings highlight the multiplicity of pressures and origin of the impacts. This method proved as a valuable tool to track threats prior to stakeholder mapping for participatory management.