GIS-based analytic hierarchy process as a multicriteria decision analysis instrument: A review

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3059-3066

  Chandio, Imtiaz Ahmed ^a   Matori, Abd Nasir B ^a   WanYusof, Khamaruzaman B ^a   Talpur, Mir Aftab Hussain ^a   Balogun, Abdul Lateef ^a   Lawal, Dano Umar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

GIS; Land suitability analysis; MCA MCE

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GIS; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 84881450550     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0568-8     Document Type: Review

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