Evaluation of green and renewable energy system alternatives using a multiple attribute utility model: The case of Turkey

Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing

Volumn 269, Issue , 2011, Pages 157-182

  Kaya, Ihsan ^a   Kahraman, Cengiz ^b  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84866342872     PISSN: 14349922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22176-7_6     Document Type: Article

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