A knowledge-based systems approach to design of spatial decision support systems for environmental management

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-48

  Zhu, Xuan ^a   Healey, Richard G ^b   Aspinall, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Geographical information systems; Knowledge based systems; Spatial decision support systems; Spatial influence diagrams

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ISLAY LAND USE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (ILUDSS); SPATIAL INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; ILUDSS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LAND USE; LAND USE PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD; SPATIAL DATA;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; MODEL; REVIEW;

UK, SCOTLAND, HEBRIDES, ISLAY;

EID: 0031973670     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900082     Document Type: Review

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