Assessment of a multi-objective decision support system generated land use plan on forest fodder dependency in a Himalayan watershed

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1171-1181

  Raizada, A ^a   Dogra, Pradeep ^a   Dhyani, B L ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (India)

Author keywords

Forest fodder dependency; Himalayas; Integrated watershed development; Multi objective decision support system

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST FODDER DEPENDENCY; INTEGRATED WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT; MULTI OBJECTIVE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL SECURITY;

LAND USE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FODDER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; FEEDS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; WATER SHEDS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 44149122141     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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