Using SSM for structuring decision support in urban energy planning;Operacinės sistemos metodologijos taikymas planuojant miesto energetiką

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-653

  Coelho, Dulce ^a,c   Antunes, Carlos Henggeler ^b,c   Martins, António Gomes ^b,c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c INESC COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA); Soft systems methodology (SSM); Urban energy planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953226674     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/tede.2010.39     Document Type: Article

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