A Comparison of Fuzzy AHP and Ideal Point Methods for Evaluating Land Suitability

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-346

  Elaalem, Mukhtar ^a   Comber, Alexis ^b   Fisher, Pete ^b  

^a Alfatah University   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CASE-STUDIES; FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY APPROACH; IDEAL POINT METHODS; LAND SUITABILITY; MEMBERSHIP VALUES; POINT APPROACH; STUDY AREAS; SUITABILITY EVALUATION;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOIL PROPERTY;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79958294538     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2011.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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