Contextualising site factors for feasibility analysis

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1484-1496

  Currie, Russell R ^a   Wesley, Franz ^b   Pandher, Gurupdesh ^c  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

business development; feasibility analysis; land use site planning; site analysis

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LAND USE PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84904394373     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.815606     Document Type: Article

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