DESYCO: A decision support system for the regional risk assessment of climate change impacts in coastal zones

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-63

  Torresan, Silvia ^a   Critto, Andrea ^a,b   Rizzi, Jonathan ^a,b   Zabeo, Alex ^a,b   Furlan, Elisa ^a,b   Marcomini, Antonio ^a,b  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Decision support systems (DSS); Geographic information systems (GIS); Multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA); Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLIMATE MODELS; COASTAL ZONES; CONSERVATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); GIS BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT; USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; GULF OF GABES; ITALY; MARCHE; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENETO;

EID: 84949571167     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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