The development and applications of geographic information systems for urban and regional planning in the developing countries

International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 5-27

  Gar On Yeh, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GIS; PLANNING PRACTICE; PLANNING TOOL; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA;

EID: 0026093919     PISSN: 02693798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02693799108927828     Document Type: Article

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