Protecting built property against fire disasters: Multi-atribute decisio n making with respect to fire RISK

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-407

  Vaidogas, Egidijus Rytas ^a   Šakenaite, Jurgita ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Fire; Multiattribute decision making (MCDM); Risk; Risk index; Sprinklers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952151258     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/ijspm.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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