Multi-criteria decision aid approach for the selection of the best compromise management scheme for the treatment of municipal solid waste in Morocco

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 300-317

  Makan, A ^a   Malamis, D ^b   Assobhei, O ^c   Loizidou, M ^b   Mountadar, M ^a  

^a CHOUAIB DOUKKALI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Alternate schemes; Management; Multi criteria analysis; Municipal solid waste; PROMETHEE

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ALTERNATE SCHEMES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION AIDS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); NATIONAL LEGISLATION; PREFERENCE RANKING ORGANISATION METHOD FOR ENRICHMENT EVALUATIONS; PROMETHEE;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84883574219     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2013.056197     Document Type: Article

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