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Illustrative Case Studies

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Here we demonstrate some of the tools outlined in Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The illustrative case studies are based on “real-life” data matrices. The sections are organized as follows (Table 11.1).

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    Whether or not the remaining five creeks can be closed depends on the topology of the networks of creeks and is here of minor interest.

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Brüggemann, R., Patil, G.P. (2011). Illustrative Case Studies. In: Ranking and Prioritization for Multi-indicator Systems. Environmental and Ecological Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8477-7_11

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