A new hybrid decision support tool for evaluating the sustainability of mining projectsA new hybrid decision support tool for evaluating the sustainability of mining projects Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2018-06-082018enThe integration of sustainable development challenges and opportunities into the decision making process during the design and/or implementation of multi-disciplinary mining projects is generally not supported by decision support systems (DSS). A new hybrid decision support tool, which features an integrated assessment of sustainable development issues as they apply to mining projects, is hereby proposed. The proposed DSS framework, named “Acropolis DSS” can be used to assist involved stakeholders in critical decisions, especially when addressing issues such as stakeholder participation, transparency, and trade-offs. The proposed DSS is based on a multi-criteria decision analysis combined with the multi-attribute utility theory. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/International Journal of Mining Science and Technology282259-265Kamenopoulos_et_al_Int. J. Min. Sci. Technol._28(2)_2018.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2018-06-08application/pdf671.2 kBfree Kamenopoulos Sotirios Καμενοπουλος Σωτηριος Agioutantis Zacharias Αγιουταντης Ζαχαριας Komnitsas Konstantinos Κομνιτσας Κωνσταντινος Elsevier Indicators Multi-criteria decision analysis Rare earth elements Stakeholders Sustainable development