An integrated Shannon's Entropy-TOPSIS methodology for environmental risk assessment of Helleh protected area in Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6913-6922

  Jozi, S A ^a   Shafiee, M ^b   Moradimajd, N ^b   Saffarian, S ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Environmental risk assessment; Helleh protected area in Iran; Multi criteria decision making; Shannon's Entropy method; TOPSIS method

Indexed keywords

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PROTECTED AREAS; SHANNON'S ENTROPY; TOPSIS METHOD;

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PROTECTED AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHANNON ENTROPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOSYSTEM; ENTROPY; IRAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRAN;

EID: 84867578793     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2468-x     Document Type: Article

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