An Integrated Multi Criteria Decision Making Model for Evaluating Park-and-Ride Facility Location Issue: A Case Study for Cuenca City in Ecuador

Sustainability

Vincenza Torrisi¹  Martin Ortega²  Sarbast Moslem³  Jairo Ortega³  Juan Palaguachi⁴  Tiziana Campisi⁵ 

[1] DICAR, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95125 Catania, Italy;Departamento de Eléctrica, Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca 010107, Ecuador;Department of Transport Technology and Economics, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary;Facultad de Ingenierías y Arquitectura, Ingeniería en Logística y Transporte, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), San Cayetano Alto S/N, Loja 110107, Ecuador;Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy;

关键词: multi criteria decision making;    analytic hierarchy process;    best worst method;    park-and- ride location;    transport planning;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13137461

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A park-and-ride (P&R) system is a set of facilities where private vehicle users can transfer to public transport to continue their journey. The main advantage of the system is decreasing the congestion in the central business district. This paper aims to analyze the most significant factors related to a Park-and-Ride facility location by adopting a combined model of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Best Worst Method (BWM). The integrated model is applicable for complex problems, which can be structured as a hierarchy with at least one 5 × 5 pairwise comparison matrix (PCM) (or bigger). Applying AHP for at least 5 × 5 PCM may generate inconsistent matrices, which may cause a loss of reliable information. As a solution for this gap, we conducted BWM, which generates more consistent comparisons compared to the AHP approach. Moreover, the model requires fewer comparisons compared to the classic AHP approach. That is the main reason of adopting the AHP-BWM model to evaluate Park-and-Ride facility location factors for a designed two-level hierarchical structure. As a case study, a real-world complex decision-making process was selected to evaluate the Park-and-Ride facility location problem in Cuenca city, Ecuador. The result shows that the application of multi-criteria methods becomes a planning tool for experts when designing a P&R system.

【 授权许可】

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