A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-498

  Mickovski, S B ^a,c   Van Beek, L P H ^b  

^a LRBB   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Erosion; Expert systems; Knowledge base; Landslides; Project specific information

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; EROSION; EVALUATION; LANDSLIDES; SLOPE PROTECTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ECO-ENGINEERING STRATEGIES; PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION; SLOPE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; EXPERT SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MASS MOVEMENT; SLOPE STABILIZATION;

EID: 33745553354     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-005-4161-8     Document Type: Article

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