Mapping environmental sensitivity: A systematic online approach to support environmental assessment and planning

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 66, Issue , 2017, Pages 86-98

  González Del Campo, Ainhoa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Baseline environment; Online geoprocessing; Sensitivity; Spatial analysis; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MAPPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BASELINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOPROCESSING; SENSITIVITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 85021648245     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2017.06.010     Document Type: Article

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