Modelling accessibility to urban services using fuzzy logic: A comparative analysis of two methods

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-54

  Thériault, Marius ^a   Des Rosiers, François ^a   Joerin, Florent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Mathematical modelling; Residential property; Services; Social mobility; Urban communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744367303     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780510575085     Document Type: Article

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