Ecotourism planning using multiple criteria evaluation with GIS

Geocarto International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-105

  Fung, T ^a   Wong, F K K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ecotourism planning; Multiple criteria evaluation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DATABASE; ECOTOURISM; GIS; IKONOS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 41749090504     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040701207332     Document Type: Article

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