A spatial framework for environmental impact assessment and route optimisation

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-52

  Sfakianaki, Eleni ^a   Stovin, Virginia R ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Mathematical modelling; Roads and highways

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

ROAD NOISE;

ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; ROAD; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141707742     PISSN: 0965092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/tran.2002.153.1.43     Document Type: Article

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