[HTML][HTML] Assessing sustainability with multi-criteria methods: A methodologically focused literature review

A Lindfors - Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
In this literature review, the use of multi-criteria assessment methods to perform
sustainability assessments was studied. It focused on key methodological choices and the …

[HTML][HTML] Economic assessment of nature-based solutions as enablers of circularity in water systems

M Ghafourian, P Stanchev, A Mousavi… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transition from the current linear model of abstraction, use and discharge of water into
recycle-reuse under the circular economy (CE) principles is momentous. An analysis of …

Three-way group decision based on regret theory under dual hesitant fuzzy environment: An application in water supply alternatives selection

W Lei, W Ma, X Li, B Sun - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
For actual multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) issues with complexity and
uncertainty, decision-makers may not be completely rational, and the psychological …

Exploring consumption-based planetary boundary indicators: An absolute water footprinting assessment of Chinese provinces and cities

M Li, T Wiedmann, J Liu, Y Wang, Y Hu, Z Zhang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The water planetary boundary (PB) has attracted wide academic attention, but empirical
water footprint research that accommodates local biophysical boundaries remains scarce …

China's dietary changes would increase agricultural blue and green water footprint

L Liu, X Hu, Y Zhan, Z Sun, Q Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture accounts for 61% of fresh water consumption in China. Although population and
diet have a significant impact on water consumption, little is known about the reasons for …

Prioritizing urban water scarcity mitigation strategies based on hybrid multi-criteria decision approach under fuzzy environment

Ö Ekmekcioğlu, K Koc, I Dabanli, A Deniz - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken to be a remedy to urban water scarcity phenomena having
escalated consequences with the contemporaneous effects of climate change and over …

Aspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study

D Xevgenos, M Marcou, V Louca, E Avramidi… - Desalination and Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyprus relies on seawater desalination for a large part of its drinking water supply, with
reverse osmosis providing more than 95% of the total desalination capacity in the country …

Nanocomposite cation-exchange membranes for wastewater electrodialysis: organic fouling, desalination performance, and toxicity testing

G Ma, X Xu, M Tesfai, Y Zhang, H Wang, P Xu - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic fouling hinders the application of membrane treatment of alternative water. In this
study, polyethyleneimine (PEI), titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles, and graphene oxide …

Develo** an indicator-based assessment framework for assessing the sustainability of urban water management

M Namavar, MRA Moghaddam, M Shafiei - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, Metropolitans throughout the globe are confronting crucial obstacles to
accomplishing water management sustainability, encompassing climate change, explosive …

Evaluating the vulnerability of physical and virtual water resource networks in China's megacities

X Zhang, X Zhao, R Li, G Mao, MR Tillotson… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
The water resource networks that provide water for urban consumption consists not only of
physical water supply, but also water embodied in imported goods and services ie virtual …