Energy resource allocation incorporating qualitative and quantitative criteria: An integrated model using goal programming and AHP

A note on the use of the analytic hierarchy process for environmental impact assessment

“…This is because the method can make use of human judgements. Sometimes, indicators may be segregated into measurable and non-measurable, and only the latter may be employed in the AHP model to get their corresponding scores, while for the former the appropriate measures form the respective scores (Ramanathan and Ganesh, 1995).…”

“…This approach derives the weights of the different groups using intrinsically derived ratings of each group, which compares itself with the other groups. The method has been applied to compare different groups of experts when choosing the most appropriate energy mix for urban households (Ramanathan and Ganesh, 1995).…”

Decentralized sustainable energy planning of Tumkur district, India

“…The data for analysis have been mostly compiled from several sources [24][25][26][27][28][29]. This objective function is represented as:…”

Assessment of impact of shrimp farming on coastal groundwater using Geographical Information System based Analytical Hierarchy Process

“…It considers both qualitative as well as quantitative information and combines them by decomposing ill-structured problems into systematic hierarchies to rank alternatives based on a number of criteria (Chen et al, 2007). It has been applied in many fields of research, including nature, economy and society (Krajnc and Glavic, 2005;Lai et al, 2012;Lie et al, 2004;Ramanathan and Ganesh, 1995). The AHP is also a means of eco-environment quality evaluation, the ecological environment being a large and multi-layer system (He et al, 2004;Hill et al, 2005;Janseen, 2001;Kang, 2002;Klungboonkrong and Taylor, 1998;Kurttila et al, 2000;Solnes, 2003;Yedla and Shrestha, 2003).…”