An Index of Regional Sustainability: A GIS-based multiple criteria analysis decision support system for progressing sustainability

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Graymore, Michelle L M ^a   Wallis, Anne M ^a   Richards, Anneke J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GIS; Multiple criteria analysis; Regional sustainability assessment; Spatial decision support system

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450198866     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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