Application of a balanced scorecard system for supporting decision-making in contaminated sites remediation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 3-16

  Bezama, Alberto ^a   Szarka, Nóra ^b   Wolfbauer, Jürgen ^b   Lorber, Karl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Contaminated sites management; Decision support system; Logical framework approach; Multi dimensional analysis; Technology selection

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BALANCED SCORECARD; CONTAMINATED SITES MANAGEMENT; LOGICAL FRAMEWORK APPROACH; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY SELECTION;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

DECISION MAKING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECORD; REMEDIATION; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247391567     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9272-1     Document Type: Article

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