Trapezoidal fuzzy DEMATEL method to analyze and correct for relations between variables in a composite indicator for disaster resilience

OR Spectrum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 971-995

  Hiete, Michael ^a   Merz, Mirjam ^a   Comes, Tina ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuzzy DEMATEL; Indicators; Resilience; Risk management; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866730183     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-011-0269-9     Document Type: Article

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