Despite the importance of multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques for constructing
effective decision models, there are many criticisms due to the occurrence of a problem …

During the last few decades, several multi‐criteria decision analysis methods have been
proposed to help in selecting the best compromise alternatives. Among them, analytic …

One of the most common approaches used to evaluate the state of water quality in a water
body is through the use of water quality indices (WQIs). This paper presents one of the most …

We propose a development of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) permitting to use the
methodology also for decision problems with a very large number of alternatives and several …

The selection of appropriate materials for sustainable development of products is a very
intricate process. Sustainable material selection problems with various non commensurable …

Materials selection in manufacturing process is an important stage and should be performed
in parallel with selection of manufacturing process. In automotive industry, production of …

In the design of automotive components, substitution of metal with natural fibre as base
material is commonly found due to high-energy consumption in producing metal …

Abstract Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) globally addresses land use-tenure-
restoration tradeoffs. The Atlantic Forest Connection Projetc, a Brazilian collaborative …

The north-western part of India has been affected by severe ground water depletion. In this
study, an attempt has been made to assess potential ground water recharge of North West …

Mediterranean wetlands provide many ecosystem services to humans and other organisms.
However, these services are being increasingly damaged. The prioritization of ecosystem …