Analyzing the urban-wildland interface with GIS: Two case studies

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 18-22

  Greenberg, Joshua D ^a   Bradley, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN FRINGE; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 0031429661     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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