An Improved Analytic Hierarchy Process Method for the evaluation of agricultural water management in irrigation districts of north China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 179, Issue , 2017, Pages 324-337

  Sun, Haoyang ^a   Wang, Sufen ^a   Hao, Xinmei ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural water management; Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; Improved AHP; Index system; Irrigation district

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY SET THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT; FUZZY COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; IMPROVED AHP; INDEX SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INDEX METHOD; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RIVER BASIN; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; FEN RIVER; GUANGDONG; SHANXI; SHIJING RIVER; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84995644754     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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