Locally weighted linear combination in a vector geographic information system

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 343-361

  Carter, Brad ^a   Rinner, Claus ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat vulnerability; Local WLC; Range sensitivity; Spatial multi criteria decision analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GIS; LINEARITY; LOCATION DECISION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84903466972     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-013-0194-3     Document Type: Article

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