Measurement indicators and an evaluation approach for assessing Strategic Environmental Assessment effectiveness

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 413-420

  Wang, Huizhi ^a   Bai, Hongtao ^a   Liu, Jia ^a   Xu, He ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Performance indicator; Strategic Environmental Assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (FUZZY AHP); MEASUREMENT INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

BIOINDICATOR; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LITERATURE REVIEW; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84861208179     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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