Municipal infrastructure asset levels of service assessment for investment decisions using analytic hierarchy process

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-200

  Sharma, Vishal ^a   Al Hussein, Mohamed ^a   Safouhi, Hassan ^a   Bouferguène, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; Assets; Infrastructure; Investments

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CODES (STANDARDS); DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDS;

ALLOCATION PLANS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ASSETS; INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; LEVEL OF SERVICE; MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE MEASURES; QUALITATIVE FACTORS; SERVICE STANDARDS; VEHICLE USERS;

FINANCE;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 50149119055     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2008)14:3(193)     Document Type: Article

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