A multiattribute index for assessing environmental impacts of regional development projects: A case study of Korea

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 301-309

  Kwak, Seung Jun ^a   Yoo, Seung Hoon ^b   Shin, Chul Oh ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Decision making; Environmental impact assessment; Multiattribute index; Multiattribute utility theory

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PUBLIC POLICY;

MULTIATTRIBUTE INDICES;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDEX METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; KOREA; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; THEORY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SOUTH KOREA;

COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HOUSING; HUMANS; KOREA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036479807     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-0022-2     Document Type: Article

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