Tool summaryName of the tool Least-Cost Pathway Analysis Description of the tool The tool provides for cross comparison of indicators when defining a unique road location under different environmental, social and economic factors. Using roads as an example of infrastructure, a least-cost pathway algorithm within GIS is employed. This results in the generation of many road location alternatives and a matrix showing the trade-offs provided by each factor based on road location. Specific topic The tool is focused on minimisation of environmental damage and on effectiveness in building costs and travel time. Sector/s of use
Waste |
Energy |
Water |
Transport |
Green/Blue |
Building & Land use |
0 | 0 | 0 | M | 0 | 0 |
M - main sector, 1 - sub sector and 0 - n/a Scale of applications
Component |
Building |
Neighbourhood |
City |
Region |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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