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A New Approach Within AHP Framework for Prioritization of Air Quality Management in Kashmir

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To protect air quality, it is necessary to define and prioritize air quality management strategies. A systematic decision-making approach should be applied in order to make correct prioritization. In this study, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach was used to prioritize the air quality in Kashmir. Four air pollution sources were defined as rock crushing industries, traffic emissions, brick kilns, and cement industries. Also, six alternatives were used for AHP evaluations. The priority rankings of alternatives obtained from the AHP are as follows: standards > better fuel type > proper maintenance > using proper technology systems > location away from particular sector > proper construction. The rates of these alternatives were 0.344, 0.252, 0.134, 0.101, 0.095, and 0.074, respectively. The overall inconsistency of the judgments in the model was 0.06, which is an acceptable value for AHP procedures. This priority list of the alternatives will enable the government in Kashmir to achieve its air quality goals. The proposed AHP model is flexible in the sense that its multinetwork structure and rules allow minor adjustments for its application to similar problems in air quality management in other areas at global level.

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    Mansoor Ahmad Bhat, Eftade O. Gaga & Aysun Özkan

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Bhat, M.A., Gaga, E.O., Özkan, A. (2022). A New Approach Within AHP Framework for Prioritization of Air Quality Management in Kashmir. In: Öztürk, M., Khan, S.M., Altay, V., Efe, R., Egamberdieva, D., Khassanov, F.O. (eds) Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73943-0_54

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