A new model of geo-environmental impact assessment of mining: A multiple-criteria assessment method integrating Fuzzy-AHP with fuzzy synthetic ranking

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 275-284

  Huang, Shuangbing ^a   Li, Xiao ^b   Wang, Yanxin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy synthetic ranking; Fuzzy AHP; Geo environmental impact assessment; Mining safety; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; ASSESSMENT MODELS; BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; EVALUATION METHOD; EVALUATION MODELS; EVALUATION RESULTS; EXPERT EXPERIENCE; EXPERT JUDGMENT; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY SYNTHETIC RANKING; HIERARCHY PROCESS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIMESTONE MINES; LOCAL ESTIMATION; MINING SAFETY; MULTI-PURPOSE; MULTIPLE-CRITERIA EVALUATION; NEW MODEL; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; RESOURCE CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HAZARDS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; MINING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCE; PRIORITIZATION; RANKING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84859717758     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1237-z     Document Type: Article

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