Integrating case-based and fuzzy reasoning to qualitatively predict risk in an environmental impact assessment review

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1241-1251

  Liu, Kevin Fong Rey ^a   Yu, Chih Wei ^b  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case based reasoning; Environmental impact assessment; Fuzzy reasoning; Importance performance analysis; Risk management; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; FUZZY REASONING; IMPORTANCE-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RELATED SYSTEMS; RISK FORECASTS; RISK PREDICTION; SIMILAR CASE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CASE BASED REASONING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349153378     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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