Laura Kitchen

Linear infrastructure design is fundamentally a game of trade-offs played out across a landscape. Choosing whether to cut through a pristine greenfield to the east or acquire private residential properties to the west represents a critical decision-making juncture. While environmental assessment practitioners recognize the value of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) when evaluating fully developed routes, the foundational assumptions made before those routes even exist often escape rigorous scrutiny.

This presentation explores the impact of pre-assessment decision-making using advanced routing technology and MCDA modeling and will involve interactive audience participation.

Session Facilitator: Katrina McCullough, GHD