Modelling to generate alternative policies in highly uncertain environments: An application to municipal solid waste management planning

Journal of Environmental Informatics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 58-69

  Gunalay, Y ^a   Yeomans, J S ^b   Huang, G H ^c  

^a BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental decision making under uncertainty; Modelling to generate alternatives; Planning and strategy; Simulation optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; STAKEHOLDER; STOCHASTICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84865130657     PISSN: 17262135     EISSN: 16848799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3808/jei.201200209     Document Type: Article

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