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Construction and Application of Marine Ecological Restoration Project Effect Assessment System Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study seeks to scientifically verify the actual effect of a marine ecological restoration project; according to the problems reflected in the assessment, the ecological restoration project can be corrected in time. This study constructs an assessment index system of marine ecological restoration effect from three aspects of ecological environment, social, and economic benefits, and uses the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the index weight. Taking the Pulandian Bay ecological restoration project and the Daling River estuary ecological restoration project as examples, the application analysis was carried out. The results showed that the Pulandian Bay project scored 77.18 and the restoration effect was ‘good’, while the Daling River estuary project scored 80.19 and the restoration effect was ‘excellent’. Both achieved the effects of improving the regional ecological environment, improving ecosystem service functions, improving the quality of life of residents, and driving regional economic development. The assessment method adopted not only reflects the impact of ecological restoration on the ecological environment and economic society but also visually displays the benefits of the project, reflecting the contribution of the ecosystem to human well-being, which can provide a reference for the evaluation of similar marine ecological restoration projects.

Source: Water

DOI: 10.3390/w17091334

Authors: Yitong Yuan, Jun Song, Ming Liu, Jingwen Li, Jun Yang, Yan Zhang

Institution: Dalian Ocean University

Language: English

Topic: Coastal and Marine Management

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137