Providing spatial decision support for rural public service facilities that require a minimum workload

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 553-574

  Densham, P J ^a   Rushton, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PLANNING TOOL; PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY; RURAL PLANNING; SPATIAL PROBLEM;

USA, IOWA;

EID: 0030437584     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b230553     Document Type: Article

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