Multi-criteria analysis via the VIKOR method for prioritizing land-use restraint strategies in the Tseng-Wen reservoir watershed

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3226-3230

  Chang, Chia Ling ^a   Hsu, Chung Hsin ^b  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Land use; Multi criteria analysis; Tseng Wen reservoir wastershed; VIKOR; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

LAND USE PLANNING; LAND-USE RESTRICTIONS; LARGE AMOUNTS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PRIORITY RANKINGS; RESERVOIR WATER QUALITY; TSENG-WEN RESERVOIR WASTERSHED; VIKOR; WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATIONS; WATERSHEDS MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE PLANNING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; RESERVOIR; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; SOIL; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TSENGWEN RIVER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 69249229555     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.04.020     Document Type: Article

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