Earth dam site selection using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP): A case study in the west of Iran

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3417-3426

  Yasser, Minatour ^a   Jahangir, Khazaei ^a   Mohmmad, Ataei ^b  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Earth dam; Multicriteria decision making (MCDM); Water resources management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EARTH DAM; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SITE SELECTION; WATER RESOURCE;

IRAN;

EID: 84940293621     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0602-x     Document Type: Article

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