one of the most important steps involved in mining operations is to select an appropriate extraction method for mine resources. after choosing the extraction method, it is usually impossible to replace it with another one because it may be so expensive that implementation of the entire project could be economically impossible. choosing a mining method depends on the geological and geometrical c...

the expansion of major cities regardless of the scientific planning principles has led to theemergence of negative urban development impacts in iran such as the degradation of natural resources andvarious forms of pollution. undoubtedly, urban rivers can enhance the ecological value of the earth to anoptimal extent. however, to benefit from these potentials, appropriate planning looks inevitabl...

A common procedure in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis is pairwise comparison of alternatives with respect to some criteria. The result of this comparison, whether exact or subjective, is a weight associated to the pair of alternatives measured on some scales. Some authors organize their results in pairwise comparison matrix as a base for further calculation. Potential Method (PM), introduced h...