Analysing the costs and benefits of 3D cadastres with reference to Trinidad and Tobago

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-33

  Griffith Charles, Charisse ^a   Sutherland, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

3D cadastre; Cost benefit analysis; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

3D CADASTRE; BENEFIT/COST RATIOS; COSTS AND BENEFITS; MINING AREAS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CADASTRE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; OPTIMIZATION;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84879459534     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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