Multi-criteria analysis for improving strategic environmental assessment of water programmes. A case study in semi-arid region of Brazil

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 665-675

  Garfì, Marianna ^a,b   Ferrer Martí, Laia ^a   Bonoli, Alessandra ^b   Tondelli, Simona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Decision making; Developing countries; Environmental sustainability; Monitoring; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 78650523139     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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