A new methodology for evaluating coastal scenery: Fuzzy logic systems

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-386

  Ergin, A ^a   Karaesmen, E ^a   Micallef, A ^b   Williams, Allan T ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal scenery assessments; Fuzzy logic; Malta; Turkey; UK

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL ZONE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LANDSCAPE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MALTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TURKEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11844302929     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-0894.2004.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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