Interactive multiobjective agro-ecological land use planning: The Bungoma region in Kenya

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 194-217

  Agrell, Per J ^a   Stam, Antonie ^b   Fischer, Günther W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Decision support systems; Integrated land use planning and management; Multicriteria decision making

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ECOLOGY; EROSION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; WOOD FUELS;

AGRO-ECOLOGICAL PLANNING; GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI);

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 2542479124     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00355-2     Document Type: Article

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