Urbanization suitability maps: A dynamic spatial decision support system for sustainable land use

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-171

  Cerreta, M ^a   De Toro, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED EVALUATION; LAND USE ALLOCATION; LAND USE POLICY; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SPATIAL PLANNING; WIN-WIN; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); SUSTAINABLE LAND USE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE;

LAND USE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870623783     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-3-157-2012     Document Type: Article

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