Development of fuzzy multi-criteria approach to prioritize locations of treated wastewater use considering climate change scenarios

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 505-516

  Chung, Eun Sung ^a   Kim, Yeonjoo ^b  

^a Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fuzzy TOPSIS; Representative concentration pathway; Robust prioritization; Treated wastewater use

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PRIORITIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER USE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING UNDER COMPLETE UNCERTAINTY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FORECASTING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER OF PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PHILOSOPHY; PRECIPITATION; ROBUST PRIORITIZATION; SOUTH KOREA; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER OF PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUANTITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WEIGHTED SUM METHOD; CHEMISTRY; RIVER; WASTE WATER;

WASTE WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84909947439     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.08.013     Document Type: Article

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