A weighted linear combination ranking technique for multi-criteria decision analysis
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2013 Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is an alternative approach, which provides a way to systematically structure and analyse complex decision problems.
Chou Jyh-Rong
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The Weighted Gaussian Curvature Derivative of a Space-Filling Diagram
Computational and Mathematical Biophysics, 2020 The morphometric approach [11, 14] writes the solvation free energy as a linear combination of weighted versions of the volume, area, mean curvature, and Gaussian curvature of the space-filling diagram.
Akopyan Arsenyi, Edelsbrunner Herbert
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Prioritization of Landslide Effective Factors and its Hazard Mapping Using Weighted Linear Combination method (case study: Vark watershed) [PDF]
مخاطرات محیط طبیعی, 2018 Landslide is a kind of natural disasters causing enormous human and financial losses every year in different countries. Identification and classification of landslide prone areas and their hazard zonation are of the most important steps in the assessment
Siamak Baharvand +2 more
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Assessing the Ecological Potential of Firouzabad County for the Continuation and Development of Agricultural and Rangeland Management Asctivities [PDF]
جغرافیا و توسعه, 2022 Intensive agriculture and overgrazing have reduced the fertility of agricultural lands, reduced the quality of pastures and degraded the environment. The occurrence of frequent droughts, declining groundwater levels, reduced soil fertility, and degraded ...
Babak Ejtemaei, Marzieh Keshavarz
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Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2020 Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the way to reduce the effects of mid-season dry spells and drought, which often reduce crop yields. Geographic information system (GIS) with multi-criteria decision making (MCDA) is a powerful tool to identify and solve ...
Mulualem Asfaw Ejegu +1 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 Arid and semiarid regions are geographic units that cover approximately 43% of the earth’s surface worldwide, and conditions of extreme drought and reduced vegetation cover predominate in these regions.
Lidia Yadira Perez-Aguilar +4 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 Islamabad is essentially the only well-planned city in Pakistan, but groundwater depletion has become a serious issue there because of the rapid increase in population, poor water management, and deforestation.
Farooq Alam +7 more
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Multicriterial evaluation in the definition of protected areas at the Piedade municipality, SP. [PDF]
Revista ÁrvoreThe preservation in situ, through the establishment of legally protected areas, is one the approaches to mitigate environmental impact and protect biodiversity in the long term.
Simone Sayuri Sumida +1 more
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PROVIDING A NEW APPROACH TO ASSESSING TOURISM SUITABILITY IN IRAN (CASE STUDY: BADAREH CITY, ILAM PROVINCE, ZAGROS REGION) [PDF]
Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2019 Tourism suitability in Iran is evaluated using a systematic model in the form of two macro scales (extensive and intensive). The purpose of this study was to introduce a new approach in this regard based on the capabilities of all components of tourism ...
Ali NAJAFIFAR +2 more
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Gypsum Factory Site Selection in Qom Province using Different Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods and Remote Sensing Techniques [PDF]
Environmental Energy and Economic Research, 2023 The purpose of this research is the site selection of the gypsum factory in Qom province by considering the effective criteria using different multi-criteria decision making methods and remote sensing techniques.
Fahimeh Akbari +2 more
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