Integrated assessment and energy analysis: Quality assurance in multi-criteria analysis of sustainability

Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 59-86

  Giampietro, Mario ^a   Mayumi, Kozo ^b   Munda, Giuseppe ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

INFORMATION GENERATION; MULTI-SCALE ANALYSIS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY USE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 18844371745     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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