Mangroves are coastal wetland forests established in the intertidal zones of estuaries, backwaters, deltas, creeks, lagoons, marshes and mudflats of tropical and subtropical latitudes. World-wide mangroves are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Bhumika N. Vaghela +5 more
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A Concept for Multi-Criteria Environmental Assessment of Aircraft Trajectories [PDF]
Comprehensive assessment of the environmental aspects of flight movements is of increasing interest to the aviation sector as a potential input for developing sustainable aviation strategies that consider climate impact, air quality and noise issues simultaneously.
Sigrun Matthes +12 more
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Using multi-criteria analysis for smart city assessment
Urban centers have been under a new concept of city. Smart Cities are, in a nutshell, organized communities that feature high communication technology and conscious investments in sustainability, providing dynamic and safe environments.
Daiane Maria De Genaro Chiroli +7 more
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Employing multi criteria optimisation methods for risk assessment of damage to bridge objects
The article presents the possible employment of multiple criteria optimisation methods in the process of evaluating the risk of damage to engineering facilities as a result of terrorist attacks.
Artur Duchaczek, Dariusz Skorupka
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Version [1.1]–[pyrepo-mcda — Reference Objects based MCDA Software Package]
This paper presents the consolidation and extension of two developed Python packages for multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). The pyrepo-mcda package providing a set of MCDA methods and supporting techniques such as compromise rankings and ...
Jarosław Wątróbski +2 more
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Continuous multi-criteria methods for crop and soil conservation planning on La Colacha (Río Cuarto, Province of Cordoba, Argentina) [PDF]
Agro-areas of Arroyos Menores (La Colacha) west and south of Rand south of R?o Cuarto (Prov. of Cordoba, Argentina) basins are very fertile but have high soil loses.
Antón Corrales, José Manuel +15 more
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Environmental Vulnerability Assessment of Lorestan Province Using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis [PDF]
The environment and development are two major concerns worldwide. The state of being under the influence of human activities and the increase in demands for resources utilization is a factor which prompts researchers to vulnerable areas and take ...
Fatemeh Haghnadri +2 more
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In international fisheries management, scientific advice on the presence of “vulnerable marine ecosystems” (VMEs) per United Nations resolutions, has generally used qualitative assessments based on expert judgment of the occurrence of indicator taxa such
Telmo Morato +6 more
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A SIMULATION EXPERIMENT AND MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS FLOW VARIANTS TESTED ON A COMPUTER MODEL [PDF]
The article presents issues relating to designing and improvement of manufacturing processes based on a modelling and simulation method. The 3D model of a production line has been designed and simulation experiment, conducted on the Arena model prepared ...
Sławomir KUKLA, Marek SMETANA
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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Assessment and Appraisal of Orphan Drugs [PDF]
Limited resources and expanding expectations push all countries and types of health systems to adopt new approaches in priority setting and resources allocation. Despite best efforts, it is difficult to reconcile all competing interests, and trade-offs are inevitable. This is why multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has played a major role in recent
Georgi Iskrov +5 more
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