Decision-Making Theory and Methodology for Water, Energy and Food Security, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 June 2026 | Viewed by 2719
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multi-criteria decision making; group decision making; water resource management; conflict analysis; data analysis
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Interests: sustainable development; energy sources management; water resource management; group decision making; industrial engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the water-energy-food nexus is becoming an increasingly significant and active area of research in economic and management science. Regarding safety, research into water, energy, and food is another important issue, which can be considered multi-criteria decision-making problems. However, there is a lack of studies which consider these concerns from this angle. Theories of decision-making are routinely based on the notion that decision-makers choose alternatives which align with their underlying preferences and, hence, that their preferences can be inferred from their choices. The aim of this Special Issue is to develop various decision-making theories and methodologies for water, energy and food, including evaluation of water supply, waste water management, energy, food risk management, safety management, etc.
Prof. Dr. Yejun Xu
Dr. Carlos Llopis-Albert
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-energy-food nexus resource management
- water resource management
- water risk analysis
- safety
- multi-criteria analysis
- group decision making
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