A comparative analysis of the sustainability of rice cultivation technologies using the analytic network process;Análisis comparativo de la sostenibilidad de tecnologías de cultivo del arroz mediante el método ANP (analytic network process)

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-284

  Reig, E ^a,b   Aznar, J ^c   Estruch, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity protection; Ecosystems; Multi criteria decision methods; Ranking of technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955192465     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2010082-1200     Document Type: Article

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