title: A triangular fuzzy TOPSIS-based approach for the application of water technologies in different emergency water supply scenarios.
abstract: Because of the increasing frequency and intensity of unexpected natural disasters, providing safe drinking water for the affected population following a disaster has become a global challenge of growing concern. An onsite water supply technology that is portable, mobile, or modular is a more suitable and sustainable solution for the victims than transporting bottled water. In recent years, various water techniques, such as membrane-assisted technologies, have been proposed and successfully implemented in many places. Given the diversity of techniques available, the current challenge is how to scientifically identify the optimum options for different disaster scenarios. Hence, a fuzzy triangular-based multi-criteria, group decision-making tool was developed in this research. The approach was then applied to the selection of the most appropriate water technologies corresponding to the different emergency water supply scenarios. The results show this tool capable of facilitating scientific analysis in the evaluation and selection of emergency water technologies for enduring security drinking water supply in disaster relief.
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China. hgdmxl@163.com.|State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China. hgdmxl@163.com.
authors.forename: Xianlin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.|State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: You
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D060766:Drinking Water; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water
keywords: Disaster; Emergency water supply; Membrane technologies; Multi-criteria group decision making; Technique evaluation