Multi-Criteria Sustainability Assessment in Transport Planning for Recreational Travel

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-175

  Chow, Joseph Y J ^a   Hernandez, Sarah V ^a   Bhagat, Ankoor ^a   McNally, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

composite sustainability index; multi criteria decision making; outdoor recreation; transport planning

Indexed keywords

BINARY LOGIT MODEL; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; OUTDOOR RECREATION; STATED PREFERENCE SURVEYS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; TRANSPORT PLANNING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TRANSPORTATION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OUTDOOR RECREATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

BARSTOW; CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882662822     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2011.654177     Document Type: Article

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