Stigma of contaminated land is caused by risk perception and has an uncertain nature. Researchers have found that there are many factors affecting stigma impacts. Given its risk perception nature, it is difficult to quantify stigma impacts. In this paper, it is proposed to assess stigma impacts using a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach. In this regard, a model is constructed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The case study shows that the MCDM approach has

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... ded a logical and structured framework to process relevant criteria and it is feasible to apply the method to assess the required stigma adjustment factor.