Sensitivity analysis of aggregated indices for integrated assessment with a case study of the Mid-Atlantic region

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 506-514

  Tran, Liem T ^a   O'Neill, Robert V ^b   Smith, Elizabeth R ^c   Knight, C Gregory ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b T N and Associates   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregated index; Fuzzy classification; Integrated environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATED INDEX; FUZZY CLASSIFICATION; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY SETS; WATERSHEDS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CASE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FUZZY LOGIC; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; WATER SUPPLY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33947325664     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0082-9     Document Type: Article

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