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dc.contributor.authorOuyang, Xiaoguag
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Fen
dc.contributor.authorShan, Dan
dc.contributor.authorYu, Huanyun
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jian
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:15:20Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:15:20Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0925-8574
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/69184
dc.description.abstractMulti-criteria decision-making in selection of wastewater treatment alternatives has been explored widely, while few past studies comprehensively addressed the integration of various aspects (e.g., environmental, economical, ecological and management, and technical factors), which is a priority for decision-makers. This paper develops the integrated fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) with multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach to improve current methods for determining the optimal alternative. The integrated method incorporates the weights computed by AHP into the fuzzy matter-element, and allows evaluators to understand the relative importance of each index or criterion at a high level. This is followed by the MDS method to determine the optimal alternative directly through the coordinates associated with each alternative in a two-dimensional configuration. The method was evaluated via specific programming language software packages, and was applied to select natural wastewater treatment alternatives in a case study. Results indicate the stabilization pond was the optimal alternative among five natural wastewater treatment systems. Sensitivity analysis was conducted and reflects the importance of weighing on alternative selection.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom438
dc.relation.ispartofpageto447
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEcological Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofvolume74
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode37
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410499
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleDevelopment of the integrated fuzzy analytical hierarchy process with multidimensional scaling in selection of natural wastewater treatment alternatives
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorOuyang, Xiaoguang
gro.griffith.authorGuo, Fen


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