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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"multicriteria analysis"”.
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A inserção do biodiesel na matriz energética nacional: aspectos socioeconômicos, ambientais e institucionais
… should be prioritized, through a methodology of multicriteria analysis. The research presents some opportunities for the expansion of sustainable production and use of biodiesel in Brazil.
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Development of models for optimal road maintenance fund allocation : A case of Ghana
… The objective was to compare a novel model by multicriteria analysis (MCA) with deterministic outcome and a model based on preferential analysis to determine optimality. The deterministic model was efficiency based with quantitative analysis from a decision maker’s perspective whilst the …
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A multi-criteria decision support framework for environmental impact and vulnerability assessments of oil activities: a case study of the Niger Delta
… data, Geographic Information System (GIS), multicriteria analysis (MCA) and field survey. A modified Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Driving Forces-Pressure-State-Impact- Response (DPSIR) conceptual framework was applied in this research. A review of literature …
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A Multicriteria Based Quantitative Framework for Assessing Sustainability of Pile Foundations
… project. </p> <p>In this thesis, a quantitative, multicriteria based sustainability indicator for pile foundations is developed that will aid the design and decision making processes of pile foundation projects. Specifically two types of pile foundations, namely, the driven concrete pile and the …
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Examination and management of human African Trypanosomiasis propagation using geospatial techniques
… HAT vector habitat using geospatial-fuzzy multicriteria analysis. <br/><br/> The work highlights the significance of geospatial techniques where epidemiological data are limited, for improving understanding of HAT. This study helped distinguish HAT vector habitat into different zones …
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Assessment of transport infrastructure plans : a strategic approach integrating efficiency, cohesion and environmental aspects
… based on the utilisation of spatial impact analysis tools supported by a Geographical Information System (GIS). The assessment criteria, based on the ‘sustainable transport’ paradigm, are structured into efficiency, cohesion and environmental criteria. The procedure selected for the …
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Using spatial multi-criteria analysis as an appraisal tool for bus rapid transit trunk and feeder routes: a case study in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
… this dissertation aimed to explore Spatial MultiCriteria Analysis (SMCA) as a viable appraisal tool for BRT routes. The City of Tshwane formed the study area of the investigation. SMCA is a decision-support tool that combines multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and geographic information systems …
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Metodología de evaluación de efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales de proyectos de transporte guiado en ciudades
… projects. The evaluation method will follow a Multicriteria Analysis approach, in order to evaluate simultaneously a certain number of objectives. The main objective of the evaluation is sustainability, or sustainable development, and the sub-objectives are economic, social and environmental …
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Análisis multicriterio de forjados unidireccionales
La normativa que regula todo el sector de la edificación en España, desde el año 2006, es el CTE o Código Técnico de la Edificación. La complementan: la EHE o Instrucción de Hormigón Estructural; la EAE o Instrucción de Acero Estructural, y otras. Éstas regulan la calidad de las estructuras a …
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Restoring forest landscapes for nature conservation and human well-being: Advanced spatial decision support tools
… character, which makes them suitable for spatial analysis and mapping. The second objective was the development of a GIS-based multicriteria methodology to identify reforestation priorities, to design a number of landscape-scale reforestation options and to assess them according to their …
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Tracking Inorganic Solids in Biological Enhanced Phosphorus Removal Wastewater Treatment Systems
… in the literature and assessed using a multicriteria decision analysis. The base method was then modified to an ICT. The DMP was developed based on the expected effect of the ICT on the sludge samples, as well as stoichiometric ratios of the different inorganic compounds. To evaluate the …
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Tecniche innovative per la gestione, lo sfruttamento e il monitoraggio della risorsa geotermica in Sicilia: Il resource management al servizio della transizione green.
La ricerca sviluppa un’architettura integrata per individuare, valutare e governare in modo sostenibile la risorsa geotermica a bassa entalpia in Sicilia, collegando il potenziale del sottosuolo ai bisogni effettivi di riscaldamento e raffrescamento degli edifici e costruendo un quadro operativo …