Weighting Methods and their Effects on Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model Outcomes in Water Resources Management

This book provides a systematic way of how to make better decisions in water resources management. The applications of three weighting methods namely rating, ranking, and ratio are discussed in this book. Additionally, data mining on keywords is presented

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Noorul Hassan Zardari Kamal Ahmed Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi Zulkifli Bin Yusop

Weighting Methods and their Effects on MultiCriteria Decision Making Model Outcomes in Water Resources Management

SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology

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Noorul Hassan Zardari Kamal Ahmed Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi Zulkifli Bin Yusop •

Weighting Methods and their Effects on Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model Outcomes in Water Resources Management

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Noorul Hassan Zardari Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi Institute of Environmental and Water Resources Management (IPASA) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia

Zulkifli Bin Yusop Water Research Alliance Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia

Kamal Ahmed Department of Hydraulic and Hydrology Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia

ISSN 2194-7244 ISBN 978-3-319-12585-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12586-2

ISSN 2194-7252 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-12586-2 (eBook)

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Contents

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Introduction . . . .