Environmental assessment in construction using a Spatial Decision Support System

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1135-1143

  Ruiz, M C ^a   Fernandez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building; Environmental assessment; Spatial system

Indexed keywords

AREA OF INTEREST; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EVALUATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE; GREEN BUILDINGS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; PUBLIC SERVICES; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SPATIAL SYSTEM;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 70349273657     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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