Application of MCDM methods in sustainability engineering: A literature review 2008–2018

M Stojčić, EK Zavadskas, D Pamučar, Ž Stević… - Symmetry, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sustainability is one of the main challenges of the recent decades. In this regard, several
prior studies have used different techniques and approaches for solving this problem in the …

Decision making in renewable energy investments: A review

E Strantzali, K Aravossis - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the problems facing researchers in the application of renewable energy systems is
that the evaluation of the sustainability is extremely perplex. Decision making in energy …

Definition methodology for the smart cities model

GC Lazaroiu, M Roscia - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the large and small districts are proposing a new city model, called “the smart
city”, which represents a community of average technology size, interconnected and …

An overview of multi-criteria decision-making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues

I Siksnelyte, EK Zavadskas, D Streimikiene, D Sharma - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative
instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making …

A review of life-cycle approaches coupled with data envelopment analysis within multi-criteria decision analysis for sustainability assessment of energy systems

M Martín-Gamboa, D Iribarren, D García-Gusano… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Achieving sustainable energy systems involves complex decision-making processes. This
article addresses the combination of life-cycle (LC) approaches and Data Envelopment …

Development of a general sustainability indicator for renewable energy systems: A review

G Liu - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewable energy is considered as a solution for mitigating climate change and
environmental pollution; however, an important problem of the application of renewable …

Multi expert and multi criteria evaluation of sectoral investments for sustainable development: An integrated fuzzy AHP, VIKOR/DEA methodology

L Suganthi - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
The 2030 agenda for sustainable development calls for a holistic approach. It needs to
tackle multidimensional aspects such as poverty, inequality, inclusivity, skill development to …

Optimization classification, algorithms and tools for renewable energy: A review

M Iqbal, M Azam, M Naeem, AS Khwaja… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewable energy technologies׳ systems are major components of the strategy to reduce
harmful emissions and deal with depleting energy resources. It is necessary to deploy …

Assessment of the environmental footprint of nuclear energy systems. Comparison between closed and open fuel cycles

C Poinssot, S Bourg, N Ouvrier, N Combernoux… - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Energy perspectives for the current century are dominated by the anticipated significant
increase of energy needs. Particularly, electricity consumption is anticipated to increase by a …

Urban ecological security assessment for cities in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei metropolitan region based on fuzzy and entropy methods

B Han, H Liu, R Wang - Ecological Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the pressure–state–response conceptual model, we constructed the urban
ecological security evaluation index system for 13 cities in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei …