Suitability estimation for urban development using multi-hazard assessment map

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 575, Issue , 2017, Pages 119-134

  Bathrellos, George D ^a   Skilodimou, Hariklia D ^a   Chousianitis, Konstantinos ^b   Youssef, Ahmed M ^c   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Sohag University   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analytical Hierarchy Process; GIS; Hellas; Multi criteria analysis; Peloponnesus; Urban design

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; HELLAS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PELOPONNESUS; URBAN DESIGN;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DRAINAGE BASIN; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NATURAL HAZARD; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GREECE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; URBAN AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

GREECE; PELOPONNESE;

EID: 84991255890     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.025     Document Type: Article

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