A fuzzy multi-criteria group decision-making model based on weighted Borda scoring method for watershed ecological risk management: A case study of Three Gorges Reservoir area of China

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2139-2165

  Fanghua, Hao ^a   Guanchun, Chen ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological risk management; Fuzzy theory; Multi criteria decision making; Three Gorges Reservoir area; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL RISKS; FUZZY THEORY; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR AREA; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DECISION THEORY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY LOGIC; LANDFORMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATERSHED;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 77955052438     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9544-9     Document Type: Article

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