Fuzzy real options in brownfield redevelopment evaluation

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wang, Qian ^a   Hipel, Keith W ^a   Kilgour, D Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 68349119329     PISSN: 11739126     EISSN: 15327612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/817137     Document Type: Article

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