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Spatial Ordered Weighted Averaging

SOWA (Spatial Ordered Weighted Averaging) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Makropoulos, C. K.; Butler, D. in 2003/2006. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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Sources

  1. Makropoulos, C. K., Butler, D. (2006). Spatial ordered weighted averaging: incorporating spatially variable attitude towards risk in spatial multi-criteria decision-making. Environmental Modelling & Software DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2004.10.010

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