An analytical approach with a reliable logic and a ranking policy for post-mining land-use determination

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-372

  Soltanmohammadi, Hossein ^a   Osanloo, Morteza ^a   Aghajani Bazzazi, Abbas ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AHP; Group decision support system; Mine reclamation; Post mining land use; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MATRIX; MINING; PLANNING METHOD; RANKING;

EID: 70449706029     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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