Multicriteria analysis of sustainable development indicators in the construction minerals industry in China

Resources Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-133

  Chen, Rong Hui ^a   Lin, Yuanhsu ^b   Tseng, Ming Lang ^a  

^a Lunghwa University of Science and Technolog   (Taiwan)

^b MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy Delphi method (FDM); Fuzzy set theory; Interval valued fuzzy; Sustainable development indicators; TODIM

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; MINERALS; PLANNING; SET THEORY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE; FUZZY DELPHI METHOD; INTERVAL-VALUED; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE INDICATORS; TODIM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DELPHI ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MINING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84947049050     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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