Introducing SMURF: A software system for monitoring urban functionalities

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 686-707

  Repetti, Alexandre ^a   Soutter, Marc ^a   Musy, André ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Indicators; Monitoring; Planning support systems; Public GIS; Underdevelopment; Urban participatory management

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MONITORING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE; PLANNING SUPPPORT SYSTEMS; SYSTEM FOR MONITORING URBAN FUNCTIONALITIES (SMURF); UNDERDEVELOPMENT; URBAN PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT;

URBAN PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; GIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LAND USE PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOFTWARE; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA;

EID: 33747841877     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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