Integrated geographic information systems-based suitability evaluation of urban land expansion: A combination of analytic hierarchy process and grey relational analysis

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1025-1032

  Yang, Fu ^a   Zeng, Guang Ming ^a   Du, Chunyan ^a   Tang, Lin ^a   Zhou, Jiangfei ^b   Li, Zongwu ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment Anti icing and Reducing disaster Technology Laboratory   (China)

Author keywords

AHP; Changsha City; GIS; GRA; Land suitability evaluation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AHP; CHANGSHA CITY; GIS; GRA; LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOIL PROPERTY; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 66149163217     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0276     Document Type: Article

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