| Abstract: | This paper presents a multicriteria method to treat difficult EIA problems where several alternatives or options are to be
gauged through many different types of criteria. To illustrate the method a case example for an urban road project is proposed
involving 14 criteria and comprising government, public opinion, social, environment, infrastructure and economic issues,
and in accordance with a chosen objective. This example tries to demonstrate that equilibrium can be reached between economic
growth and sustainable development. Although the proposed example as a whole does not depict a real life application, its
components have been tested in actual situations and in different countries.
Dichotomy: Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions.
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