GIS-based DSS for priority setting in humanitarian mine-action

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-588

  Knezic, Snjezana ^a   Mladineo, Nenad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

DSS; GIS; Humanitarian mine action; Multicriteria analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; MINE WASTE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646759599     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600607303     Document Type: Article

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