An interval-based regret-analysis method for identifying long-term municipal solid waste management policy under uncertainty

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1484-1494

  Cui, L ^a   Chen, L R ^a   Li, Y P ^a   Huang, G H ^a   Li, W ^a   Xie, Y L ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environment; Interval analysis; Minimax regret; Optimization; Planning; Uncertainty; Waste management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM VARIABLES; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS METHOD; ANALYSIS MODELS; ENVIRONMENT; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; MATRIX; MINIMAX REGRET; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMISATIONS; SYSTEM COSTS; UNCERTAINTY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTERVAL BASED REGRET ANALYSIS; INTERVAL PARAMETER PROGRAMMING; MINIMAX REGRET ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RISK; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CHANGCHUN; CHINA; JILIN;

EID: 79952454867     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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