Bi-TOPSIS: A New Multicriteria Decision Making Method for Interrelated Criteria With Bipolar Measurement
提出Bi-TOPSIS方法，结合双极容量技术处理准则间的相互作用，并用基准划分好坏表现，通过城市社会可持续性评估验证其可行性。
This paper develops a new method called bitechnique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (Bi-TOPSIS) to address the multicriteria decision making problems involving interrelated criteria using bipolar measurement with negative values. The Bi-TOPSIS method incorporates the capability of the bi-capacity technique into the TOPSIS to address two important issues: 1) how to measure the interactions between criteria and 2) how to aggregate values measured on a bipolar scale. In practical applications, this method allows the use of benchmarks to demarcate “good” from “bad” performance, thus enhancing the interpretability of the evaluation results. To examine its effectiveness, an empirical study on the evaluation of city social sustainability is conducted. The outcome of the study demonstrates the feasibility and applicability of the new Bi-TOPSIS method.