An ebook on the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method contains a thorough tutorial of six of the most widely used MCDM techniques. Each technique is demonstrated with an example. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytical Network Process (ANP), ELECTRE, PROMETHEE, Weighted Sum Method (WSM), and Weighted Product Method (WPM) are the techniques described here. The techniques are presented in a graphical format so that both high school students and doctoral candidates can easily grasp the concepts.It can be used as a self-help book for senior undergraduate or graduate courses in business and engineering by researchers, practitioners, and students.Content: What is MCDM, Classifica...

The "Ten Case Studies on Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resource Development" tries to highlight the application of nine different data science techniques to analyze the vulnerability or risk of different water systems like Wetlands, Coastal Zones, Water Supply Systems, Water Used in Power Plants, etc. The case studies depict the way the data science techniques must be used to identify the vulnerabilities of such important systems. This book is prepared for those Science and Engineering students who want to pursue their research careers in the field of water resources, especially in Hydroinformatics. In addition to this, expert researchers in this field can use this book as a referen...

Call for PapersSpecial Issue on Water disinfection and disinfection by-productsGuest editors: Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Jose Antonio Sánchez Pérez, Chao Chen, María Inmaculada Polo LópezWater Research • Impact Factor 11.4 • CiteScore 20.8Submission deadline: 30 April 2025Click here to learn more.Special Issue on Environmental Geography and SustainabilityGuest editors: Yue Qin, Bin WangEarth Critical ZoneSubmission deadline: 01 December 2024Click here to learn more.Special Issue on Ocean Wave Modelling and Climate Impacts: Advances and Future Directions - Ocean ModellingGuest editors: Adem Akpinar, Bahareh Kamranzad, Giovanni Besio, Siming ZhengOcean Modelling •...

Rainwater harvesting is one of the oldest ways of water delivery, having been practiced in South Asia and other countries for thousands of years. Evidence reveals that various forms of rainwater collection devices were in use approximately 2000 BC in India, China, Mesopotamia, and modern-day Israel. These systems frequently used huge rocks fashioned into basins with clay and other rocks to prevent leaks. The water was then stored and used for drinking, washing, agriculture, and other purposes.Normally rain water is harvested either by storing the Surface runoff or by recharging ground water. In the case of surface runoff type rain water harvesting, rainwater flows away as surface runoff and ...