MASC, a qualitative multi-attribute decision model for ex ante assessment of the sustainability of cropping systems

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-461

  Sadok, Walid ^a,b   Angevin, Frédérique ^c   Bergez, Jacques Eric ^d   Bockstaller, Christian ^e   Colomb, Bruno ^d   Guichard, Laurence ^a   Reau, Raymond ^a   Messéan, Antoine ^c   Doré, Thierry ^f  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INRA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^f AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Cropping system; Decision rules; DEXi; Ex ante; MCDA; Qualitative multi attribute decision models; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; HOMOGENEITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 68349109429     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro/2009006     Document Type: Article

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