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Siting military base camps through an MCDA framework


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Fig. 1

MCDA factor distribution by alternative site. MCDA, multicriteria decision analysis.
MCDA factor distribution by alternative site. MCDA, multicriteria decision analysis.

Fig. 2

Colour-coded ranking of alternative sites within an AoI. AoI, area of interest.
Colour-coded ranking of alternative sites within an AoI. AoI, area of interest.

Average ranking and importance order comparison and calculated weighting

Criteria Calculated weight (%)
Roads 12.6
Threat/enemy 12.0
Slope 11.7
Soils 11.5
Population 10.1
Local utilities 9.8
Land cover 8.9
Aquifer access 8.1
Interference/signal 7.8
Land use 7.5

Alternative regions for suitable base camp sites based on criteria scores

Alternatives Roads Threat/enemy Slope Soil Local utilities Population Land cover Aquifer access Interference/signal Land use
Site 1 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.5
Site 2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.3
Site 3 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3
Site 4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.8
Site 5 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.9
Site 6 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.2
Site 7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.5

Rank ordering of alternative sites across weighting schemes

Alternatives Calculated weight Equal weight Rank reciprocal weight Opposite-weight scenario
Site 1 3 4 4 4
Site 2 6 6 6 6
Site 3 4 3 3 5
Site 4 5 5 5 3
Site 5 2 2 2 1
Site 6 7 7 7 7
Site 7 1 1 1 2

Key criteria for base camp siting, categorised by data type

Criteria Type of data
Population Social/demographic
Enemy/threat
Interference/signal Capability analysis
Roads Civil infrastructure
Local utilities
Slope Terrain/environment
Soils
Land cover
Aquifer access
Land use

Ranking of alternative scores

Alternatives Score
Site 7 0.78
Site 5 0.75
Site 3 0.58
Site 1 0.57
Site 4 0.52
Site 2 0.40
Site 6 0.30

Four sets of criteria weights used for sensitivity analysis

Criteria Calculated weight (%) Equal weight (%) Rank-reciprocal weight (%) Opposite-weight scenario (%)
Roads 12.6 10.0 34.1 3.4
Threat/Enemy 12.0 10.0 17.1 3.8
Slope 11.7 10.0 11.4 4.3
Soils 11.5 10.0 8.5 4.9
Population 10.1 10.0 6.8 5.7
Local utilities 9.8 10.0 5.7 6.8
Land cover 8.9 10.0 4.9 8.5
Aquifer access 8.1 10.0 4.3 11.4
Interference/Signal 7.8 10.0 3.8 17.1
Land use 7.5 10.0 3.4 34.1
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History, Topics in History, Military History, Social Sciences, Political Science, Military Policy