A fuzzy approach to a multiple criteria and Geographical Information System for decision support on suitable locations for biogas plants

Applied Energy

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 304-315

  Franco, Camilo ^a   Bojesen, Mikkel ^a   Hougaard, Jens Leth ^a   Nielsen, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biogas plants; Decision support; Facility location; Geographical information; Interval data; Multiple criteria

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION;

BIOGAS PLANTS; DECISION SUPPORTS; FACILITY LOCATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; INTERVAL DATA; MULTIPLE CRITERIA;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIOGAS; DATA SET; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FACILITY LOCATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POWER PLANT;

EID: 84919340233     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.060     Document Type: Article

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