An integrated assessment approach as a decision support system for urban planning and urban regeneration policies

Buildings

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Della Spina, Lucia ^a   Lorè, Immacolata ^a   Scrivo, Raffaele ^a   Viglianisi, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive maps; Decision support system; Discounted cash flow analysis; Economic sustainability; Financial feasibility; Multi attribute value theory; Policy support strategic; Stakeholders analysis; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030650743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings7040085     Document Type: Article

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