A multi-agent paradigm as structuring principle for planning support systems

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-40

  Saarloos, Dick J M ^a   Arentze, Theo A ^a   Borgers, Aloys W J ^a   Timmermans, Harry J P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multi agents; Planning support systems; Urban plan development

Indexed keywords

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

AGENT ORGANIZATION; PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM; USER-SYSTEM INTERACTION;

URBAN PLANNING;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; PARADIGM SHIFT; PLANNING SYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 38349073399     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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