Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a valuable resource within operations research
and management science. Various MCDA methods have been developed over the years …

Mining industry is closely linked with sustainable development, which leads to positive and
negative impacts of this industry on three key principles of sustainable development …

Many real-world decision problems involve conflicting systems of criteria, uncertainty and
imprecise information. Some also involve a group of decision makers (DMs) where a …

Coal mining is an economy activity that extract coal from underground. The land use after
the mining operation ceased must be properly planned to mitigate the loss of employment …

Abstract The suitable Post-Mining Land-Use (PMLU) selection is the main stage in mine
reclamation planning. One of the main objectives of mine reclamation is to ensure the …

Regardless of the economic activity, decommissioning decisions are often highly complex.
This is due to the diversity of operational and local parameters, as well as the multitude of …

With the development of the offshore fossil energy industry, the designing life of many
offshore oil and gas facilities will end. The decommissioning of these facilities has become …

Mine life is limited to mineable reserve, but economic, social and environmental factors can
make mine life shorter than what is expected. Mine closure is associated with adverse on …

To avoid a climate crisis, major industrial economies are being urged to reduce their
dependence on coal-fired power generation. Given decarbonisation pressures, many coal …

Because it is the post-mining land-use that prescribes the methods, the measures and the
costs of mine reclamation, a major implicit goal of mine reclamation is to determine an after …