Integrated evaluation of urban development suitability based on remote sensing and GIS techniques: Contribution from the analytic hierarchy process

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 463-473

  Youssef, Ahmed M ^a   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^b   Tarabees, Elhami ^a  

^a SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AHP; Geophysical data; GIS; Multi criteria; Site suitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928250700     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0118-1     Document Type: Article

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