Beyond geomorphosites: Trade-offs, optimization, and networking in heritage landscapes

Environment Systems and Decisions

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-285

  Harmon, Brendan ^a,b   Viles, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Danxiashan; Fuzzy logic; Geomorphosites; Heritage conservation; Multi criteria decision analysis; Spatial decision support systems; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; LANDSCAPE; OPTIMIZATION; TOURISM;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84887406556     PISSN: 21945403     EISSN: 21945411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-013-9448-3     Document Type: Article

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