Using the analytical hierarchy process to assess the environmental vulnerabilities of basins in Taiwan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2939-2945

  Chang, Chia Ling ^a   Chao, Yu Chi ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Environment; Multiple criteria analysis; Vulnerability analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BASIN ECOSYSTEMS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION; DEBRIS FLOWS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NATURAL HAZARD; RIVER BASINS; THREE PHASIS; VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DEBRIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LANDSLIDES; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BASIN ANALYSIS; BASIN MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATERSHED;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; LANDSLIDE; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FRESH WATER; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

CHOSHUI RIVER; DANSHUI BASIN; KAOPING BASIN; TACHIA RIVER; TAIWAN; TSENG-WEN BASIN;

EID: 84862884378     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2162-z     Document Type: Article

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