Multi expert and multi criteria evaluation of sectoral investments for sustainable development: An integrated fuzzy AHP, VIKOR / DEA methodology

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 43, Issue , 2018, Pages 144-156

  Suganthi, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Early defuzzification; Fuzzy AHP VIKOR DEA; MCDM; Smart cities; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SMART CITY; WATER RESOURCES;

DEFUZZIFICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUZZY AHP; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; MCDM; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85052736377     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.08.022     Document Type: Article

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