Fuzzy sets and simulated environmental change: Evaluating and communicating impact significance in environmental impact assessment

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 810-829

  Wood, Graham ^a   Rodriguez Bachiller, Agustin ^a   Becker, Julia ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; SIMULATION;

EID: 34248142969     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3878     Document Type: Article

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