Sustainability evaluation using fuzzy inference methods

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-185

  Hemdi, Abdul Rahman ^a   Saman, Muhamad Zameri Mat ^b   Sharif, Safian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

decision making; fuzzy; sustainability index; sustainability indicator; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE METHOD; ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION; FUZZY; FUZZY INFERENCE METHOD; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PARAMETERIZATION; PLANNING METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879616728     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2011.605947     Document Type: Article

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