Incorporating socio-environmental considerations into project assessment models using multi-criteria analysis: A case study of Sri Lankan hydropower projects

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 643-653

  Morimoto, Risako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydropower project assessment; Multi criteria analysis; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDRO-POWER GENERATION; HYDROPOWER PROJECTS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION; SRI LANKA; SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MODEL TEST; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84879501676     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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