A GIS-based methodology for safe site selection of a building in a hilly region

Frontiers of Architectural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-51

  Kumar, Satish ^a   Bansal, V K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Construction safety; GIS; Safety code provisions; Site selection; Spatial safety aspects; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006208457     PISSN: 20952635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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