GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis: A survey of the literature

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 703-726

  Malczewski, Jacek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

GIS; Multicriteria decision analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749836045     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600661508     Document Type: Article

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