Energy decisions and the environment
Subtitle: a guide to the use of multicriteria methods
By: Benjamin F. Hobbs, Peter Meier
Contributors: Meier, Peter, 1946-
Series: International series in operations research & management science -- 28
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- Decision making; Electric power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Decision making; Multiple criteria decision making
Description: "Energy Decisions and the Environment: A Guide to the Use of Multicriteria Methods reviews practical tools for multicriteria (also called multiobjective) decision analysis that can be used to quantify tradeoffs and contribute to more consistent, informed, and transparent decision making.

These methods are designed to generate and effectively communicate information about tradeoffs; to help people form, articulate, and apply value judgments in decision making; and to promote effective negotiation among stakeholders with competing interests. Energy Decisions and the Environment: A Guide to the Use of Multicriteria Methods includes explanations of a wide range of methods and tutorial applications that readers can duplicate.

A detailed review of energy-environment applications is also presented, along with three in-depth case studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index