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The Hierarchy of the Criteria

In: Multicriteria Analysis

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  • Mahdi Zarghami

    (University of Tabriz, Faculty of Civil Engineering)

  • Ferenc Szidarovszky

    (University of Arizona, College of Engineering Dept. Systems & Industrial Engineering)

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It has become more and more difficult to assess the consequences of water resources and environmental decisions in a single-dimensional way and to use only one criterion when judging their characteristics and making comparisons. However in practice the water and environmental managers always compare, rank, and then select decision alternatives with respect to only a specific criterion. A single criterion of choice can be fully satisfactory only in very simple and straightforward situations. For example, they may select the largest water transfer scheme from a lake, but they might worry whether the largest water transfer scheme is the least expensive, the most reliable, and the most suitable for the environment.

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  • Mahdi Zarghami & Ferenc Szidarovszky, 2011. "The Hierarchy of the Criteria," Springer Books, in: Multicriteria Analysis, chapter 0, pages 13-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-17937-2_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17937-2_2
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