A conflict analysis approach for illuminating distributional issues in sustainability policy

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 307-322

  Munda, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Fuzzy sets; Multi criteria evaluation; NAIADE method; OR in natural resources; Planning balance sheet method

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; RANDOM VARIABLES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SET THEORY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONFLICT ANALYSES; ECLECTIC APPROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL; FUZZY CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; ITS EVALUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; NAIADE METHOD; NORMAL STATES; OR IN NATURAL RESOURCES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENTS; SOCIAL CHOICEST; SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 54049140481     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.11.061     Document Type: Article

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