A spatial web/agent-based model to support stakeholders' negotiation regarding land development

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 309-323

  Pooyandeh, Majeed ^a   Marceau, Danielle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Land development; Stakeholders' negotiation; Web access

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ANALYTICAL MODELS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; VISUALIZATION;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; DECISIONS MAKINGS; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; LAND DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER' NEGOTIATION; WEB ACCESS; WEB AGENTS; WEB INTERFACE;

LOCATION;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; VISUALIZATION;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; LAND USE; LEARNING; NATURAL SCIENCE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; LAND DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDERS' NEGOTIATION; WEB ACCESS;

ALBERTA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEGOTIATING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84883040919     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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