Strategic Decision Support for Brownfield Redevelopment

A strategic decision support procedure is developed for brownfield redevelopment planning and demonstrated with a practical case study. The procedure contains both higher and lower levels of strategic decisions. The higher-level strategic decision is designed to assess the feasibility of a specific brownfield redevelopment. A well-known business strategic planning tool, SWOT analysis, is adapted to help decision makers (DMs) to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in implementation of a brownfield redevelopment. The lower-level strategic decision is meant to find the best brownfleld redevelopment solution. Several multiple criteria decision analysis tools are employed to assist DMs to evaluate brownfield redevelopment designs using economic, social and environmental criteria. Finally, a practical case study is carried out to demonstrate the proposed procedure.