A Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy inference system for developing a sustainability index of biomass

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 12359-12371

  Cavallaro, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Fuzzy inference; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA SET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84945208429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su70912359     Document Type: Article

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