Energy Decisions and the Environment

Hobbs, Benjamin F.; Meier, Peter

ISBN 10: 1461370175 / ISBN 13: 9781461370178

Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2012

Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJMD; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421. . 2012. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000. Paperback. . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781461370178

Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Reseña del editor: 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Energy Decisions and the Environment
Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New