ValorE: An integrated and GIS-based decision support system for livestock manure management in the Lombardy region (northern Italy)

Land Use Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 149-162

  Acutis, Marco ^a   Alfieri, Lodovico ^a   Giussani, Andrea ^a   Provolo, Giorgio ^a   Guardo, Andrea Di ^b,f   Colombini, Stefania ^a   Bertoncini, Gianpaolo ^c   Castelnuovo, Marco ^c   Sali, Guido ^a   Moschini, Maurizio ^d   Sanna, Mattia ^a   Perego, Alessia ^a   Carozzi, Marco ^e   Chiodini, Marcello Ermido ^a   Fumagalli, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Informatica Ambientale Srl   (Italy)

^c Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision support system; GIS; Integrated evaluation; Manure management; Multidisciplinary indicators

Indexed keywords

DATA MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GIS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANURE; SOFTWARE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIVESTOCK; PLANNING METHOD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 84902319653     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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