Stakeholder preference elicitation and modelling in multi-criteria decision analysis - A case study on urban water supply

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-220

  Kodikara, P N ^a   Perera, B J C ^a   Kularathna, M D U P ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multiple criteria analysis; Stakeholder preference elicitation; Urban water supply systems

Indexed keywords

MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA DECISION; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES; OPERATING RULE; OUTRANKING METHODS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PREFERENCE ELICITATION; PREFERENCE FUNCTIONS; PROMETHEE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESOURCE MANAGERS; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM; WATER USERS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURVEYS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950022211     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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