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dc.contributor.authorTARANTOLA Stefanoen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-29en_GB
dc.date.available2006-11-16en_GB
dc.date.created2006-11-16en_GB
dc.date.issued2006en_GB
dc.date.submitted2006-10-18en_GB
dc.description.abstractA novel application of Sensitivity Analysis is presented. Useful applications of Global SA (GSA) already exist in the field of numerical modelling. In this paper, we explore the joint use of GSA, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Evaluation. In this preliminary case study, 11 factors have been used to find the best place to locate a hazardous waste landfill. Two variance-based methods (Sobol' and E-FAST) are used to compute sensitivity indices in order to identify the factors that determine the variance of the model output. The results show that only three factors jointly account for 97% of the output variance. This information is employed to make a simplification of the original model, retaining only these three influential factors. In addition, if the SA is carried out in a pilot area where the spatial properties are similar to those of the whole region, we can infer the results to the whole area. This procedure achieves the goal of the study with an optimized allocation of resources for GIS data acquisition.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipJRC.G.9 - Econometrics and statistical support to antifrauden_GB
dc.format.mediumPrinten_GB
dc.identifier.citationTarantola S. GLOBAL Sensitivity Analysis, GIS and Multicriteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Planning of a Hazardous Waste Disposal Site in Spain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE 20 (4); 2006. p. 449-466. JRC33681en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC33681en_GB
dc.languageENGen_GB
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS INCen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJRC33681en_GB
dc.titleGLOBAL Sensitivity Analysis, GIS and Multicriteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Planning of a Hazardous Waste Disposal Site in Spainen_GB
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