Group decision making in water resources planning using multiple objective analysis

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-14

  Cai, Ximing ^a   Lasdon, Leon ^b   Michelsen, Ari M ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer models; Conflict; Decision making; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PLANNING;

GROUP DECISIONS; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642538311     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2004)130:1(4)     Document Type: Article

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