| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | A multi-criteria decision model for the assessment of sustainability and governance risks of tailings dams |
| Authors: | Burgherr, Peter Siskos, Eleftherios Mutel, Christopher Lordan-Perret, Rebecca Spada, Matteo |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd |
| Proceedings: | Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference |
| Editors of the parent work: | Leva, Maria Chiara Patelli, Edoardo Podofillini, Luca Wilson, Simon |
| Page(s): | 2621 |
| Pages to: | 2628 |
| Conference details: | 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland, 28 August - 1 September 2022 |
| Issue Date: | 28-Jan-2022 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Research Publishing |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Singapore |
| ISBN: | 978-981-18-5183-4 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Tailings Dam; Risk assessment; Sustainability; Governance; Multi-criteria decision analysis |
| Subject (DDC): | 363: Environmental and security problems |
| Abstract: | The Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in 2019 killed hundreds and caused extensive damage to the surrounding area, including long-lasting environmental damage. Yet, this catastrophic event also triggered numerous proposals and activities to increase transparency related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and sustainability in a broader context. Recently, several studies have proposed indicator-based approaches, but they generally lack a coherent aggregation and analysis of trade-offs and synergies between different sustainability criteria. Against this background, the current study seeks to create a global sustainability comparison of tailings dams at a country level, by combining harmonized data from multiple input sources through an iterative, multi-stage process. First, a comprehensive set of criteria and indicators is established that includes, among others, the impact on the environment, accident risks, and socio-political and governance aspects. Second, a dedicated Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework based on an outranking sorting approach (i.e., ELECTRE-TRI) is developed. Third, the evaluation system is applied to 43 countries that experienced at least one tailings dam failure since 1970, providing fact-based and transparent decision support to stakeholders and policy makers. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25858 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Engineering School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., Mutel, C., Lordan-Perret, R., & Spada, M. (2022). A multi-criteria decision model for the assessment of sustainability and governance risks of tailings dams [Conference paper]. In M. C. Leva, E. Patelli, L. Podofillini, & S. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (pp. 2621–2628). Research Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd
Burgherr, P. et al. (2022) ‘A multi-criteria decision model for the assessment of sustainability and governance risks of tailings dams’, in M.C. Leva et al. (eds) Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference. Singapore: Research Publishing, pp. 2621–2628. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd.
P. Burgherr, E. Siskos, C. Mutel, R. Lordan-Perret, and M. Spada, “A multi-criteria decision model for the assessment of sustainability and governance risks of tailings dams,” in Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference, Jan. 2022, pp. 2621–2628. doi: 10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd.
BURGHERR, Peter, Eleftherios SISKOS, Christopher MUTEL, Rebecca LORDAN-PERRET und Matteo SPADA, 2022. A multi-criteria decision model for the assessment of sustainability and governance risks of tailings dams. In: Maria Chiara LEVA, Edoardo PATELLI, Luca PODOFILLINI und Simon WILSON (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference. Conference paper. Singapore: Research Publishing. 28 Januar 2022. S. 2621–2628. ISBN 978-981-18-5183-4
Burgherr, Peter, Eleftherios Siskos, Christopher Mutel, Rebecca Lordan-Perret, and Matteo Spada. 2022. “A Multi-Criteria Decision Model for the Assessment of Sustainability and Governance Risks of Tailings Dams.” Conference paper. In Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference, edited by Maria Chiara Leva, Edoardo Patelli, Luca Podofillini, and Simon Wilson, 2621–28. Singapore: Research Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd.
Burgherr, Peter, et al. “A Multi-Criteria Decision Model for the Assessment of Sustainability and Governance Risks of Tailings Dams.” Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference, edited by Maria Chiara Leva et al., Research Publishing, 2022, pp. 2621–28, https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_S16-03-424-cd.
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