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when planning for handling contaminated sediments. MCDA
can provide the transparency and documentation necessary for
creating consensus between port owners and governmental
organizations. This requires that a common opinion on decision
criteria and weights can be established. It also requires that
permit authorities embrace the concept of evaluating social,
economic and environmental decision criteria together.
LCA is an appropriate tool for assessing energy and green
house gas emission, information that give important input to the
MCDA. The LCA could be used both for comparing different
handling alternatives as well as displaying the relation between
the energy use and climate impact from production of material,
transport of materia, construction work, and maintenance.
The conclusion from the case studies using LCA and MCDA
is that the selection of handling alternative for sediment
management has major significance on the overall energy use
and climate impact. Furthermore, it was shown that sediments
utilized as construction material instead of disposed in landfill
reduce energy use and climate impact significantly.
4 SMOCS DELIVERABLES AND A NETWORK ON
SUSTAINABALE MANAGEMENT OF CONTAMINATED
SEDIMENTS
The main deliverables of SMOCS consists of a guideline, tools
for assessing sustainability and decision support, and a durable
network. The guideline will address current and emerging
technologies including verification of investigation and
treatment technologies. The guideline will cover the whole
process form planning to executing and control of treated
sediments.
SMOCS has applied a highly participative approach.
Therefore, the knowledge is compiled into the guideline in close
cooperation with ports, maritime organizations, environmental
authorities, construction industry as well as R&D performers.
This approach is also a key starting point to establish a durable
network.
The partners of the SMOCS project have agreed to establish
a network for the period 2013-2017 on key issues and share
experience, but also on development of further co-operation on
identified issues. The topics covered are not limited to
contaminated sediments thus including dredging and
management of sediments in general as well as other port and
authority issues if applicable.
The network is mainly based upon participants from the
Baltic Sea Region. However as it exists in a European context,
it is important that other regions can join and cooperate.
5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The SMOCS project is Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund and European
Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument) the Baltic Sea
Region Programme 2007-2013 and partly by the partners of the
project being Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Luleå University
of Technology, Sweden, Port of Gävle, Sweden, Lappenrannta
University if Technology, Finland, Port of Kokkola, Finland,
Maritime Institute, Gdansk, Poland, Port of Gdynia, Poland,
Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology, Germany, Port of
Klaipeda, Lithuania, and CORPI, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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