Methodological aspects of multi-criteria decision analysis for policy support: A case study on pharmaceutical removal from hospital wastewater

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 472-483

  Schuwirth, N ^a   Reichert, P ^a   Lienert, J ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(D) Decision analysis; Elicitation; Multi attribute utility theory; Sensitivity analysis; Source control; Uncertainty modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALS; RISK PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELICITATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE FUNCTIONS; SOURCE CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84859805565     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.055     Document Type: Article

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