[EN] A critical step in multiple criteria optimization is setting the preferences for all the criteria under consideration. Several methodologies have been proposed to compute the relative priority of criteria when preference ...
[EN] The analytic network process (ANP) is a discrete multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method conceived as a generalization of the traditional analytic hierarchical process (AHP) to address its limitations. ANP allows ...
AHP (analytic hierarchy process) is used to construct coherent aggregate results from preference data provided by decision makers. Pairwise comparison, used by AHP, shares a common weakness with other input formats used ...
Aznar Bellver, Jerónimo; Estruch Guitart, Vicente(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2007)
[EN] The valuation of these goods can be a relevant element for their conservation and improvement, though the intangible and immaterial aspects of environmental assets difficult the utilisation of the traditional methods ...
Vitorio Junior, Paulo Cezar; Yepes, V.; Kripka, Moacir(MDPI AG, 2022-05-20)
[EN] Considering the importance of the development of new housing projects, the purpose of this research is to provide a model oriented to the identification of the most sustainable alternative in single-family housing ...
Decision making (DM) processes are becoming increasingly complex. The reasons are manifold. DM usually involves many aspects; some are purely technical, while others are subjective and derived from social, political, and ...
Pérez Lozano, Rafael Javier(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-06-19)
[EN] In the present master's thesis, a study of solutions has been done for the link of Favara in the N-332 highway, which main objective is to avoid the ocupation of an irrigation well.
Three different junctions' ...
[EN] This article offers a Spanish national perspective that contributes to European Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) monitoring initiatives. National experts involved in gender and science and technology issues, ...
Decision making in engineering is becoming increasingly complex due to the large number
of alternatives and multiple conflicting goals. Powerful decision-support expert systems
powered by suitable software are increasingly ...
[EN] Maritime transport in the European Union has increased in the last years, triggering congestion in many of the most important sea and river ports. A lot of works have highlighted how the connection between these ports ...
Sangiorgio, Valentino; Uva, Giuseppina; Adam, Jose M(Taylor & Francis, 2021-11-02)
[EN] Masonry churches represent a significant construction typology at risk from earthquakes, as clearly shown by recent seismic events. For a quick assessment of the vulnerability of historical churches, a very effective ...
García Alvarez-Coque, José María; Abdullateef, Ola; Fenollosa Ribera, M. Loreto; Ribal, Javier; Sanjuán Pellicer, María Nieves; Soriano, Jose Miguel(Cambridge University Press, 2021-02)
[EN] This study develops a decision-making procedure to help policymakers compare alternative patterns for sustainable diets by reaching a compromise among three criteria: socio-economic perspective, health and environment ...
Over-exploitation and pollution have been identified as the main problems facing the Silao-Romita aquifer in Guanajuato, Mexico. The objective of this paper is to analyze the current situation, characterized by a clear ...
Barrera Jimenez, Ivan Felipe(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2025-01-30)
[ES] Los métodos multicriterio proporcionan un enfoque analítico y estructurado para la toma de decisiones en la gestión de la cadena de suministro, que permiten evaluaciones basadas en múltiples criterios, esenciales para ...
[EN] After the recent establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030, the sustainable design of products in general and infrastructures in particular emerge as a challenging field for the development ...
Sánchez-Garrido, Antonio J.; Navarro, Ignacio J.; Yepes, V.(Elsevier, 2021-07)
[EN] This paper proposes a methodology for the assessment of the sustainability among three different structural design alternatives for a single-family home. The response associated with each alternative has been measured ...
[EN] The widespread adoption of real-time location systems is boosting the development of software applications to track persons and assets in hospitals. Among the vast amount of applications, real-time location systems ...
Fuentes Bargues, José Luis; Ferrer-Gisbert, Pablo-S.(Elsevier, 2015-12)
Hydroelectric power is obtained by harnessing the potential energy of a mass of water flowing along a river bed to convert it first into mechanical and then into electrical energy. The system is therefore both clean and ...
Bianchi, Pollyanna Fernandes; Yepes, V.; Vitorio, Paulo Cezar Jr.; Kripka, Moacir(MDPI AG, 2021-05)
[EN] Despite insufficient housing facilities, particularly in developing countries, construction systems are generally selected intuitively or based on conventional solutions sanctioned by practice. The present study aims ...
[EN] Essential infrastructures such as bridges are designed to provide a long-lasting and intergenerational functionality. In those cases, sustainability becomes of paramount importance when the infrastructure is exposed ...