METEOR: A step-by-step procedure to explore effects of indicator aggregation in multi criteria decision aiding - Application to water management in Berlin, Germany

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 126-136

  Simon, Ute ^a   Brüggemann, Rainer ^b   Behrendt, Horst ^b   Shulenberger, Eric ^c   Pudenz, Stefan ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Criterion Bewertung und Informationsmanagement   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hasse diagram technique; Hydrochemical evaluation; Partial order theory; Participation; PROMETHEE; Transparency

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RIVERS;

HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33646238272     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: 1521401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200500619     Document Type: Article

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