The added value of Planning Support Systems: A practitioner's perspective

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-27

  Pelzer, Peter ^a   Geertman, Stan ^a   Heijden, Rob van der ^b   Rouwette, Etiënne ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Added value; Group Decision Room; Planning Support Systems; Touch table; User perspective

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

ADDED VALUES; GROUP DECISION; PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TOUCH TABLE; USER PERSPECTIVES;

DECISION TABLES;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PLANNING PRACTICE; PLANNING SYSTEM; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84902202825     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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