Research Article

Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis for the Development of the Italian Minor Airport System

Table 4

MCSDA-JLA “structural classification” procedure.

Criteria (CA.n)Sub-criteria(SA.n)Indicators (IA.n)Specific resource parameter i(IA.n) for alternative (A.n)Specific classification function [f(csp.n)]Specific classification [csp.n(A.n)]Sub-LevelConcise classification function [f(csnt.n)]Concise classification (csnt.n)Value classification and related score (cdm.n)

Structural requisites(JLA)SA.1
Tracks
IA.1
Length
i(IA.1;A.n)if i(IA.1;A.n)>pcsp.a(IA.1)csp.a(IA.1;A.n) = SJLA1
if pcsp.a(IA.1)≤i(IA.1;A.n)≤pcsp.b(IA.1)csp.b(IA.1;A.n) = A
if i(IA.1;A.n)<pcsp.c(IA.1)csp.c(IA.1;A.n) = NSif cspc.a(IA.1; IA.2; IA.3; IA.4)= csnt.a(JLA1) (S)cdm.a(IA.1;A.n) S=1
IA.2
Width
i(IA.2;A.n)if i(IA.2;A.n)>pcsp.a(IA.2)csp.a(IA.2;A.n) = S
if pcsp.a(IA.2)≤i(IA.2;A.n)≤pcsp.b(IA.2)csp.b(IA.2;A.n) = Aif cspc.b(IA.1); cspc.b(IA.2); cspc.b(IA.3); cspc.b(IA.4)= csnt.b(JLA1) (T)cdm.a(IA.1;A.n) T=0.5
if i(IA.2;A.n)<pcsp.c(IA.2)csp.c(IA.2;A.n) = NS
IA.3
Accessibility
i(IA.3;A.n)if i(IA.3;A.n)>pcsp.a(IA.3)csp.a(IA.3;A.n) = S
if pcsp.a(IA.3)≤i(IA.3;A.n)≤pcsp.b(IA.3)csp.b(IA.3;A.n) = A
if i(IA.3;A.n)<pcsp.c(IA.3)csp.c(IA.3;A.n) = NSif cspc.c(IA.1); cspc.c(IA.2); cspc.c(IA.3)=NS= csnt.c(JLA1) (NS)cdm.a(IA.1;A.n) NS=0
IA.4
Paving
i(IA.4;A.n)if i(IA.4;A.n)=pcsp.a(IA.4)csp.a(IA.4;A.n) = S
if i(IA.4;A.n)=pcsp.b(IA.4)csp.b(IA.4;A.n) = A
SA.2
Taxiways
IA.5
Width
i(IA.5;A.n)if i(IA.5;A.n)>pcsp.a(IA.5)csp.a(IA.5;A.n) = SJLA2
if i(IA.5;A.n)<pcsp.b(IA.5)csp.b(IA.5;A.n) = Aif cspc.a(IA.5; IA.6; IA.7)= csnt.a(JLA2) (S)cdm.a(IA.1;A.n) S=1
IA.6
Paving
i(IA.6;A.n)if i(IA.6;A.n)=pcsp.a(IA.6)csp.a(IA.6;A.n) = S
if i(IA.6;A.n)=pcsp.b(IA.6)csp.b(IA.6;A.n) = Aif cspc.b(IA.5); cspc.b(IA.6); cspc.b(IA.7)= csnt.b(JLA2) (T)cdm.a(IA.1;A.n) T=0.5
SA.3
Aprons
IA.7
Paving
i(IA.7;A.n)if i(IA.7;A.n)=pcsp.a(IA.7)csp.a(IA.7;A.n) = S
if i(IA.7;A.n)=pcsp.b(IA.7)csp.b(IA.7;A.n) = A

JLA structural requisites classification
S = suitable; A= adaptable; NS = not suitable.if (JLA1) and (JLA2)=S→ JLA=S
if (JLA1) = T and (JLA2)=S→ JLA=T
if (JLA1) = NS and (JLA2)=S or (JLA2)=T→ JLA=NS

Source: elaboration from Guarini M.R., Battisti F., Buccarini C., Chiovitti A., 2015: A Model of Multicriteria Analysis to Develop Italy’s Minor Airport System.