JMarinas: a simple tool for the environmentally sound management of small marinas

J A Mensa; P Vassallo; M Fabiano

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.003

JMarinas: a simple tool for the environmentally sound management of small marinas

J Environ Manage. 2011 Jan;92(1):67-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.003. Epub 2010 Sep 15.

Authors

J A Mensa¹, P Vassallo, M Fabiano

Affiliation

¹ DIPTERIS, Department for Study of Territory and its Resources, University of Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy. jmensa@rsmas.miami.edu

PMID: 20833466
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.003

Abstract

A novel index for the preliminary evaluation of the distribution of pollutants in the harbor environment (Small Marinas Pollution Risk) is proposed. An associated Environmental Decision Support System (JMarinas) has been developed which implements the Multiple Attribute Decision Making theory (MADM) and uses the harbor's map as geographical support for computations. The MADM matrix is built considering various attributes of the marina and is calculated using both qualitative and quantitative data. Jmarinas has been applied to two small marinas along the Ligurian coast (Marina degli Aregai and Portosole) during the winter and summer seasons. Results show good spatial and temporal resolution and are in agreement with observations. For further quantitative assessment of performance, we refer to Irene et al. (2010).

MeSH terms

Decision Support Techniques*
Environmental Monitoring*
Italy
Seasons
Seawater
Ships
Water Pollution / analysis*
Water Pollution / prevention & control*