Journal Title
Title of Journal: Environmental Management
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Abbravation: Environmental Management
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Publisher
Springer-Verlag
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Authors: Liem T Tran Robert V O’Neill Elizabeth R Smith C Gregory Knight
Publish Date: 2007/02/28
Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 506-514
Abstract
Environmental indicators are often aggregated into a single index for various purposes in environmental studies Aggregated indices derived from the same data set can differ usually because the aggregated indices’ sensitivities are not thoroughly analyzed Furthermore if a sensitivity analysis is carried out it is not presented in a transparent fashion to policy decisionmakers This paper presents a method of generating various aggregated environmental indices and analyzing their sensitivities via the use of the fuzzy set concept Results show that several insights into the environmental conditions of the study area eg the distribution of good or bad values of indicators at a watershed and or across the region can be revealed in the sensitivity analysis of aggregated indicesThe first author gratefully acknowledges partial support from the US Environmental Protection Agency Any opinions findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Environmental Protection Agency
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