A geospatial indicator for assessing urban panoramic views

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-53

  Pardo García, Santiago ^a   Mérida Rodríguez, Matías ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GIS; Overall urban views; Town visibility; Urban landscape; Urban planning; Visual exposure

Indexed keywords

URBAN PLANNING;

GEO-SPATIAL; OVERALL URBAN VIEWS; PANORAMIC VIEWS; URBAN LANDSCAPE; VISUAL EXPOSURE;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; TOWN PLANNING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 84908179219     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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