GIS-grid-based and multi-criteria analysis for identifying and mapping peat swamp forest fire hazard in Pahang, Malaysia

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-386

  Setiawan, Iwan ^a   Mahmud, A R ^a   Mansor, S ^a   Mohamed Shariff, A R ^a   Nuruddin, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fire; Forests; Geographic information systems; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751533453     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560410568507     Document Type: Article

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