Title: A toolbox for multicriteria decision-making

Authors: Ron Janssen, Marjan Van Herwijnen

Addresses: Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ' Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract: In this paper, the authors present the characteristics of DEFINITE (decisions on a finite set of alternatives), which is a decision support package for discrete choice problems. The first part of this paper describes the use of the tool using a simple decision problem, while in the second part the program is applied on a series of environmental case studies in The Netherlands.

Keywords: decision support systems; DSS; multicriteria analysis; cost-benefit analysis; graphical evaluation; environmental management; Holland; The Netherlands; decision making.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2006.008252

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2006 Vol.6 No.1/2, pp.20 - 39

Published online: 26 Nov 2005 *

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