Incorporating biodiversity assets in spatial planning: Methodological proposal and development of a planning support system

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 252-265

  Geneletti, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Expert panel; GIS; Multicriteria analysis; Project screening

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DELPHI SURVEY; EXPERT PANELS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEMS (PSS); PROJECT SCREENING; SPATIAL PLANNING;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; GIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUPPORT STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38849163536     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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