An application of multicriteria decision making to built heritage. The redevelopment of Venice Arsenale

A novel multicriteria decision-making model has been developed to assess the sustainability of economic reuse projects for historical buildings, specifically applied to Venice's Old Arsenal. This approach integrates three macro-indicators—intrinsic sustainability, context sustainability, and economic-financial feasibility—to evaluate the viability of redevelopment strategies. The model was validated by a panel of experts and tested on two hypothetical scenarios, offering a structured framework for balancing heritage preservation with modern economic needs in UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Venice.

Giove, S., Rosato, P., & Breil, M. (2010). An application of multicriteria decision making to built heritage. The redevelopment of Venice Arsenale. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 17(3-4), 85–99. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcda.455