Assessing sustainable development in urban areas using cognitive mapping and MCDA

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 216-226

  Fernandes, Inês D S ^a   Ferreira, Fernando A F ^a,b   Bento, Paulo ^a   Jalali, Marjan S ^a   António, Nelson J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

AHP; cognitive mapping; Decision making; prioritization of determinants; sustainability; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MAPPING METHOD; PRIORITIZATION; SPATIAL COGNITION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 85026378499     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2017.1358221     Document Type: Article

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