Angelidis Michael O, Kamizoulis George
Department of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, University, Hill, Mytilene 81100, Greece.
Environ Manage. 2005 Jun;35(6):811-20. doi: 10.1007/s00267-003-0300-2.
Places of natural beauty and/or cultural value in the Mediterranean Sea are presenting adverse effects due to pollution. These environmental threats caused by point and nonpoint sources are mainly the reason why these areas represent "pollution-sensitive areas," where the risk of deterioration is immediate. However, the risk will decrease and eventually disappear if protective measures are applied. In the present article, a multicriteria decision-making method is proposed for the prioritization of the Mediterranean sensitive coastal areas, taking into consideration criteria of pollution risk such as impact on human health, aquatic ecosystems, and socioeconomic value of the area. Weighting factors were then attributed to the different criteria according to their regional priorities, and a total pollution risk score was calculated for every sensitive area. However, some sensitive areas are more vulnerable than others because of their natural characteristics. Therefore, the total pollution risk score was then multiplied by a vulnerability weighting factor and a Total Sensitivity Score was calculated for every sensitive area. With this method, Mediterranean sensitive areas in coastal zones can be ranked on a priority list and then categorized according to their "sensitivity," in a way that decision-makers can select the most urgent cases to direct their attention for the effective protection of the Mediterranean marine environment. The method is rapid and practicable and has already been used with existing data and information in several Mediterranean countries.
地中海地区具有自然美景和/或文化价值的地方正受到污染的不利影响。由点源和非点源造成的这些环境威胁主要是这些地区成为“污染敏感区”的原因，在这些区域，恶化风险迫在眉睫。然而，如果采取保护措施，风险将会降低并最终消失。在本文中，提出了一种多标准决策方法，用于对地中海敏感沿海地区进行优先排序，同时考虑污染风险标准，如对人类健康、水生生态系统的影响以及该地区的社会经济价值。然后根据不同标准的区域优先级为其赋予权重因子，并为每个敏感区域计算总污染风险得分。然而，由于其自然特征，一些敏感区域比其他区域更脆弱。因此，将总污染风险得分乘以一个脆弱性权重因子，为每个敏感区域计算总敏感度得分。通过这种方法，可以将沿海地区的地中海敏感区域列入优先清单，然后根据其“敏感度”进行分类，以便决策者能够选择最紧急的情况来集中精力，从而有效保护地中海海洋环境。该方法快速且实用，已在几个地中海国家用于现有数据和信息。
