Table 5 Final certainty degrees and final assessment result for all the case studies

From: A multi-criteria decision-making approach to assessing the health risk of rockeries in Chinese classical gardens

Case study

Final certainty degrees

Risk level

Recommendations

Level I

Level II

Level III

Level IV

Level V

ZG

0.3671

0.4880

0.1692

0.0501

0.0174

II

Maintenance and preservation works are recommended. Detailed analysis and monitoring activities can be considered

HAG

0.3887

0.3667

0.1671

0.0070

0.0737

I

Maintenance and preservation works are recommended

LG

0.2804

0.1999

0.3021

0.1691

0.0671

III

Minor damages requiring long-term restoration works. More detailed risk analysis is recommended

CLP

0.3918

0.1903

0.1984

0.1947

0.1220

I

Maintenance and preservation works are recommended