Using AHP and Dempster-Shafer theory for evaluating sustainable transport solutions

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 787-796

  Awasthi, Anjali ^a   Chauhan, Satyaveer S ^b  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

AHP; Carsharing; Demspter Shafer theory; Sustainability evaluation; Transport sustainability index

Indexed keywords

AHP; CARSHARING; DEMSPTER-SHAFER THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION; TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY INDEX;

FORMAL LOGIC; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DATA SET; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 79951725934     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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