Spatially explicit computation of sustainability indicator values for the automated assessment of land-use options

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-45

  Schädler, Sebastian ^a   Finkel, Michael ^a   Bleicher, Alena ^b   Morio, Maximilian ^a   Gross, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brownfields redevelopment; Decision support; Physical planning; Spatial sustainability evaluation; Sustainability indicators; Sustainable urban planning

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; URBAN PLANNING;

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT; DECISION SUPPORTS; PHYSICAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; BROWNFIELD SITE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; REDEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; POTSDAM;

EID: 84872777949     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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