Integrating stochastic programming and decision tree techniques in land conversion problems

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 243-258

  Messina, Vincenzina ^a   Bosetti, Valentina ^a  

^a Bicocca Edificio U7   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Land management; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644690108     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-006-6170-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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