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An index system for evaluation of technologies for urban river rehabilitation was proposed and discussed. The index system includes indicators of cost, resources, environmental improvement, and social effects. The calculation method for an objective value of each index based on its attributes and weights was presented. The Foshan Channel, which is a seriously polluted, black and malodorous urban river in Foshan City, China, was selected as a case study. The values of the attributes and the weights of the indices for the Foshan Channel were determined. The technologies for the rehabilitation of the Foshan Channel were evaluated based on this index system. Finally, a rehabilitation scheme for the Foshan Channel was proposed.
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Jia, H., Dong, N. & Ma, H. Evaluation of aquatic rehabilitation technologies for polluted urban rivers and the case study of the Foshan Channel. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. China 4, 213–220 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-010-0023-6
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