Multidimensional approach to urban quality of life: The case of Istanbul

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 361-374

  Ülengin, Burç ^a   Ülengin, Füsun ^a   Güvenç, Ümit ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; URBAN PLANNING;

CONJOINT ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035314049     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(00)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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