A scenario-based MCDA framework for wastewater infrastructure planning under uncertainty

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 895-908

  Zheng, Jun ^a   Egger, Christoph ^a   Lienert, Judit ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Multi criteria decision analysis; Preference elicitation; Scenario planning; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOURCE SEPARATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE ELICITATION; SCENARIO PLANNING; SCENARIO-BASED; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY; WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGING; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; URBANIZATION; URINE; WASTE WATER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; SWITZERLAND;

SWITZERLAND;

WASTE WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84993953187     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.027     Document Type: Article

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