A spatial decision support system for the optimal environmental reclamation of open-pit coal mines in Greece

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-303

  Pavloudakis, F ^a   Galetakis, M ^b   Roumpos, C ^a  

^a Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; GIS; Linear programming; Mining; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BINARY INTEGERS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DATA INTEGRATION; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GIS; INDUSTRIAL ZONES; INTEGRAL PART; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MACEDONIA; MINE CLOSURES; MINE RECLAMATION; MINERAL DEVELOPMENT; MINING AREAS; MINING COMPANIES; MODEL VARIABLES; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NORTHERN GREECE; OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; OPEN PIT; SAFETY CRITERION; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE MINES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COAL MINES; COAL RECLAMATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DATA HANDLING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LAND USE; LIGNITE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; MAPS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINES; MINING; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

RECLAMATION;

COAL MINE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LAND RECLAMATION; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN PIT MINE; OPTIMIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 71149083932     PISSN: 17480930     EISSN: 17480949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480930902731935     Document Type: Article

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