Energy Decisions and the Environment - A Guide to the Use of Multicriteria Methods (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)

Planning, operating, and policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria. These trade-offs figure prominently in ongoing debates about how to meet growing energy demands and how to restructure the world's power industry. 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 trade-offs and contribute to more consistent, informed, and transparent decision making. These methods are designed to generate and effectively communicate information about trade-offs; 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, tutorial applications that readers can duplicate, a detailed review of energy-environment applications, and three in-depth case studies.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 28
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	2000
Authors:	Benjamin F. Hobbs • Peter Meier
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	257
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-7017-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Promotions
LSN:	1-4613-7017-5
Barcode:	9781461370178

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