Measuring consensus for collaborative decision-making: A GIS-based approach

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 322-332

  Boroushaki, Soheil ^a   Malczewski, Jacek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative decision making; Consensus; GIS; Multicriteria evaluation; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; BUILDING METHODS; COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING; COLLABORATIVE TOOLS; COMMUNITY PLANNING; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DECISION SUPPORTS; LITTLE RESEARCH; MEASURING PROCEDURE; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; SELECTION PROBLEMS; SPATIAL PLANNING; WEB-GIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SITE SELECTION;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; LOCAL PLANNING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; SPATIAL PLANNING;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 77953541133     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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