Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process and the Analytic Network Process for the assessment of different wastewater treatment systems

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1211-1224

  Bottero, Marta ^a   Comino, Elena ^a   Riggio, Vincenzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Analytic Network Process (ANP); Decision support systems (DSS); Sustainability assessment; Wastewater treatment (WWT) technologies

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DECISION PROBLEMS; DECISION PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORTS; ECONOMIC COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS; USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOREMEDIATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RECLAMATION; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOOD PROCESSING; HETEROGENEITY; MILK; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRIORITIZATION; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79957865817     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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