Determining appropriate forestry extension model: Application of AHP in the Zagros area, Iran

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-97

  Samari, Davood ^a   Azadi, Hossein ^b   Zarafshani, Kiumars ^c   Hosseininia, Gholamhossein ^d   Witlox, Frank ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Decision support system; Forestry extension; Multi criteria decision making; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORTS; FORESTRY EXTENSION; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PRIVATIZATION; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856511325     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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