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Correcting for multiple destination trips in recreational use values using a mean-value approach; An application to Bellenden Ker National Park, Australia

Nillesen, Eleonora; Wesseler, Justus; Cook, Averil - 2003

This paper focuses on an empirical application of the travel cost method, to estimate the recreational use value of Bellenden Ker National Park, part of the Wet tropics World Heritage Area Queensland, Australia. Walking appears to be one of the main activities associated with recreational...

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Composite Indicators as a Useful Tool for International Comparison: The Europe 2020 Example

Hudrliková, Lenka - In: Prague Economic Papers 2014 (2014) 4, pp. 459-473

Composite indicators as a tool for a ranking become more and more popular, because they illustrate a comprehensive view on a phenomenon that cannot be captured by only one single indicator. Indicators for Europe 2020 are set of indicators used for monitoring targets defined by the European...

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A Post-Opening Transport InfrastructureÂ¢s Socio-Economic Evaluation: The Case of "Attiki Odos Motorway"

Marinos, Theocharis - European Regional Science Association - 2013

The purpose of this research is the post-opening evaluation of "Attiki Odos Motorway" (AOM) socio-economic impacts, during the period of its operation. The AOM is the peripheral ring-road of the metropolitan Athens-Attica area. To this end, the study estimates an ex post projectÂ¢s "Overall...

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Fuzzy AHP Assessment of Water Management Plans

Srdjevic, Bojan; Medeiros, Yvonilde - In: Water Resources Management 22 (2008) 7, pp. 877-894

There are two mainstreams when using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). One is the standard applications of crisp … distributive and ideal mode versions. The other is characterised by fuzzification of the AHP methodology and by attempts to better … alternatives. It follows the logic of AHP in a simple and straightforward manner, efficiently aggregates criteria and sub …

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A GIS-Based Spatial Multi-Criteria Approach for Flood Risk Assessment in the Dongting Lake Region, Hunan, Central China

Wang, Yamei; Li, Zhongwu; Tang, Zhenghong; Zeng, Guangming - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 13, pp. 3465-3484

Floods, the most common natural hazard in the world, cause serious loss in terms of lives, buildings, and infrastructures. As a consequence, the need for flood risk assessment has become critical. Using a semi-quantitative model and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) weighting approach,...

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An Objective Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Water Management Scenarios

Srdjevic, B.; Medeiros, Y.; Faria, A. - In: Water Resources Management 18 (2004) 1, pp. 35-54

Advanced computer models are commonly used to simulate reservoir system's performance. If the number of possible management scenarios is large, it can be extremely difficult to follow related system's operation and get a valuable picture on its spatial and temporal behavior. The decision maker...

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Exploring and Evaluating Scenarios for a River Catchment in Northern Australia Using Scenario Development, Multi-criteria Analysis and a Deliberative Process as a Tool for Water Pl...

Straton, Anna; Jackson, Sue; Marinoni, Oswald; Proctor, … - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 1, pp. 141-164

Water catchments worldwide are experiencing increasing pressure on the quantity and quality of ground and surface water resources. Water managers are increasingly consulting community and stakeholder groups to ensure their decisions reflect the values and preferences of water users. Growing...

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Geothermal power in Italy: A social multi-criteria evaluation

Borzoni, Matteo; Rizzi, Francesco; Frey, Marco - In: Renewable Energy 69 (2014) C, pp. 60-73

Italy was the first country in the world to exploit geothermal resources for electricity production. In Europe it is still the first country in terms of installed capacity. Currently, the only region in Italy with geothermal power plants is Tuscany. This study focuses on Mt. Amiata, one of the...

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Incorporating socio-environmental considerations into project assessment models using multi-criteria analysis: A case study of Sri Lankan hydropower projects

Morimoto, Risako - In: Energy Policy 59 (2013) C, pp. 643-653

Before commissioning any energy projects, conducting robust assessments of different options in terms of their economic and socio-environmental impacts is important for successful project implementation. Yet, there is currently a lack of tools that simultaneously assess sustainability impacts;...

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A method to assess multi-modal Hazmat transport security vulnerabilities: Hazmat transport SVA

Reniers, G.L.L.; Dullaert, W. - In: Transport Policy 28 (2013) C, pp. 103-113

The suggested Hazmat transport Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) methodology presents a user-friendly approach to determine relative security risk levels of the different modes of hazardous freight transport (i.e., road, railway, inland waterways and pipeline transportation). First,...

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