Local environmental quality evaluation system based on fuzzy analytical hierarchical process

WSEAS Transactions on Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 988-1010

  Wu, Kuei Yang ^a   Huang, Hong Di ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AHP; FAHP; Fuzzy set theory; Local environmental quality; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

AHP; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; COMMUNITY INSTALLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FAHP; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; POLLUTION PREVENTION; RESOURCE RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; ZERO WASTE;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RECYCLING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 70349631368     PISSN: 11092777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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