Cultural heritage assessment and vulnerability using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Geographic Information Systems (Valea Oii catchment, North-eastern Romania). An approach to historical maps

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-111

  Nicu, Ionut Cristi ^a,b,c  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Cultural heritage; Geographic Information System (GIS); North eastern Romania; Vulnerability index

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002322948     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.10.015     Document Type: Article

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