Construction and empirical research of the evaluation index system of environmental protection enterprises’ competitiveness based on the Delphi and AHP methods

The environmental protection industry has become an important support entity for the construction of ecological civilization and economic growth in China. However, there is little research on the competitiveness of environmental protection enterprises (EPEs). The construction of a set of scientific,...

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Published in:Journal of water reuse and desalination 2023-06, Vol.13 (2), p.205-219
Main Authors: Wu, Huichao, Li, Chenguang, Liu, Zhen, Guo, Yingzi, Li, Yong, Hou, Xiaodong, Li, Yuanyuan, Zhao, Shasha, Li, Fengmin
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Analytic hierarchy process
Carbon
Competitiveness
Construction
Delphi method
Economic development
Economic growth
Empirical analysis
Environmental protection
environmental protection enterprises
Evaluation
Hierarchies
index system
Indicators
Industrial development
Interviews
Linear algebra
Quantitative analysis
Questionnaires
R&D
Research & development
Research methodology
Social responsibility
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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