In a competitive environment, a stakeholder needs to be aware of the relative position of the alternative (for example, projects or products) in relation to those of their competitors, often accomplished through a comparison of alternatives. To demonstrate, a company knowing the chances of success of its proposed environmental project (Lahdelma, Salminen, & Hokkanen, 2000) and a manufacturer kn...

At present, the per capita generation of solid waste in Malaysia varies from 0.45 to 2kg/day depending on the economic status of an area. In general, the per capita generation rate is about 1kg/day. Even though 17,000 tonnes/day of solid waste is being generated, only 5% is being recycled. If this particular scenario continues without appropriate mitigation, Malaysia will be facing a serious pr...

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The Korean government is currently evaluating two alternatives, direct disposal and pyroprocessing, for the of spent nuclear fuel. This paper presents ranking results comparing pyro-SFR fuel cycle alternatives using multi-criteria decision-making methods such as AHP, TOPSIS, PROMETHEE. In considering various evaluation criteria involved in these we aimed to determine optimal choice terms econom...

One of the tourism industry’s segments with strongest growth rates today is health tourism. Health includes two subgroups: medical (traveling outside one’s country residence for purpose receiving care, such as surgery and services) wellness (travel to specific locations promotion in a preventive way). The economic strength sustainable nations can both benefit from This study applies methodology...