Keyword: geography & environment

Found 897 papers in total
Estimation of travel distances with the weighted lp norm: Some empirical results
Estimation of travel distances with the weighted lp norm: Some empirical results
2007,
The weighted l p or l k,p norm is used to model travel distances in road networks. The...
Lions in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: modelling the effect of human-caused mortality
Lions in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: modelling the effect of human-caused mortality
2005,
An age-structured demographic matrix model is developed to determine the long-term...
Bayesian adaptive management of ecosystems
Bayesian adaptive management of ecosystems
2005,
Frequentist statistics is not well adapted to handling uncertainties inherent in...
Protecting the forest or the people? Environmental policies and livelihoods in the forest margins of Southern Ghana
Protecting the forest or the people? Environmental policies and livelihoods in the forest margins of Southern Ghana
2004,
Although a wide range of policies to conserve the environment in the forest zones of...
An interval fuzzy multiobjective watershed management model for the Lake Qionghai Watershed, China
An interval fuzzy multiobjective watershed management model for the Lake Qionghai Watershed, China
2006,
Integrated watershed management is required to ensure the reasonable use of resources...
Economic analysis of paper recycling vis-à-vis wood as raw material
Economic analysis of paper recycling vis-à-vis wood as raw material
2006,
Concerns for the environment have forced many firms to define policies that protect...
A model for the optimal number and locations of public distribution centers and its application to the Tokyo metropolitan area
A model for the optimal number and locations of public distribution centers and its application to the Tokyo metropolitan area
2002,
In Japan, distribution centers managed by public authorities have been designed to...
A fuzzy multiple attribute decision proposal for evaluating environmental plans
A fuzzy multiple attribute decision proposal for evaluating environmental plans
1997,
In this paper it is used a fuzzy multiple attribute analysis as a help instrument to...
A probabilistic approach for economic analysis of a shopping center in seismic zone
A probabilistic approach for economic analysis of a shopping center in seismic zone
2006,
The occurrence of an earthquake causes direct and indirect losses in economy....
An aggregation technique for location problems with one-dimensional forbidden regions
An aggregation technique for location problems with one-dimensional forbidden regions
2000,
The planar single facility location problem is investigated for the case in which...
Raising awareness and signaling quality to uninformed consumers: A price–advertising model
Raising awareness and signaling quality to uninformed consumers: A price–advertising model
2000,
The objective of this paper is to investigate the firm's optimal advertising and...
From issues to actions: The importance of individual concerns and organizational values in responding to natural environmental issues
From issues to actions: The importance of individual concerns and organizational values in responding to natural environmental issues
2003,
In this research, we traced the development of natural environmental issues in two...
A mixed-integer optimization model for compressor selection in natural gas pipeline network system operations
A mixed-integer optimization model for compressor selection in natural gas pipeline network system operations
2004,
This paper presents a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model to optimize the...
Rating and evaluating the combined financial and environmental performance of companies in the metals and mining sector
Rating and evaluating the combined financial and environmental performance of companies in the metals and mining sector
2004,
The basic intent in financial performance evaluation is to appraise current business...
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
2003,
Many uncertain factors exist in the planning for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)...
Internet-based fuzzy multicriteria decision support system for planning integrated solid waste management
Internet-based fuzzy multicriteria decision support system for planning integrated solid waste management
2005,
Solid waste management planning involves selecting a best combination of solid waste...
Integration of stochastic programming and factorial design for optimal reservoir operation
Integration of stochastic programming and factorial design for optimal reservoir operation
2003,
In this study, the reservoir operating rules for satisfying reliable water releases...
A possibilistic analysis approach for assessing environmental risks from drinking groundwater at petroleum-contaminated sites
A possibilistic analysis approach for assessing environmental risks from drinking groundwater at petroleum-contaminated sites
2003,
Subsurface contamination at petroleum-contaminated sites is posing a serious threat to...
Water resources allocation: A cooperative game theoretic approach
Water resources allocation: A cooperative game theoretic approach
2003,
Water allocation is essentially an exercise in allocating available water to various...
Adaption to climate change through water trading under uncertainty – An inexact two-stage nonlinear programming approach
Adaption to climate change through water trading under uncertainty – An inexact two-stage nonlinear programming approach
2003,
Shifting hydrological phenomenon under changing climate would lead to decreased water...
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
2004,
The objective of the research project described was to develop a combined water...
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
2004,
Lake water quality monitoring using traditional water sampling and laboratory analyses...
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
2005,
In this study, a genetic algorithm (GA) is first used to establish a combinatorial...
Water quality management using GIS data mining
Water quality management using GIS data mining
2005,
Nowadays scientists, managers and decision makers are faced with ever increasing...
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