A suitability evaluation tool for siting wastewater treatment facilities in new urban developments

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-78

  Makropoulos, C K ^a   Argyrou, E ^a   Memon, F A ^a   Butler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Multi criteria decision analysis; Spatial decision support; Suitability evaluation; Uncertainty; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FUZZY LOGIC; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ARCVIEW; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34249088405     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620701336729     Document Type: Article

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