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*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962379 Abstract: Transportation and Climate Change (Social Science Research Network)]
*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962379 Abstract: Transportation and Climate Change (Social Science Research Network)]
*[http://www.feem.it/NR/rdonlyres/A25B9563-2940-423B-A086-6842D51DF29B/2242/1207.pdf Full text of above: An Analytic Hierarchy Process for the Evaluation of Transport Policies to Reduce Climate Change Impacts (University of Padua, Italy)]
*[http://www.feem.it/NR/rdonlyres/A25B9563-2940-423B-A086-6842D51DF29B/2242/1207.pdf Full text of above: An Analytic Hierarchy Process for the Evaluation of Transport Policies to Reduce Climate Change Impacts (University of Padua, Italy)]
*[http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/tools/ahp/index_e.asp Interactive Pairwise Comparison Example (Canadian Conservation Institute)]
*[http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build95/PDF/b95044.pdf Paper: Software for Rating Buildings by Historic Significance (National Institute of Standards and Technology)]
*[http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/cim/imnet/symposium2002/papers/Atthirawong.pdf Paper: An Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process to International Location Decision-Making (University of Nottingham)]
*[http://www.vanguardsw.com/DpHelp4/dph00687.htm Example: AHP Scripts for Handhelds (Vanguard Software)]
*[http://pubsindex.trb.org/document/view/default.asp?lbid=801508 Abstract: Transportation Research Board]
*[http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/icrw/Proceedings/Steiguer.pdf Paper: The Analytic Hierarchy Process as a Means for Integrated Watershed Management (United States Department of Agriculture)]
*[http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/251 Abstract: The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Participatory Decisionmaking (USDA Forest Service)]
*[http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_schmoldt013.pdf Full text of the above]

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The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a problem solving framework used in decision making. Developed in the 1970s, it is a systematic process for representing the elements of a problem, for relating those elements to overall goals, and for choosing among alternative solutions.

While AHP can be used by individuals working on straightforward problems, it is best suited to situations where teams of people are working on problems that are highly complex. It has the proven ability to resolve or assist in resolving a wide range of important decision problems. It has been successfully applied to many complex planning, resource allocation, and priority setting problems in business, government, and elsewhere.

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