The integration of GIS and multicriteria decision analysis has attracted significant interest
over the last 15 years or so. This paper surveys the GIS‐based multicriteria decision …

There are three main objectives of this monograph:(i) to provide an introduction to
geographical information technology along with an historical perspective on the evolving …

Abstract Evaluation of watersheds and development of a management strategy require
accurate measurement of the past and present land cover/land use parameters as changes …

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is an umbrella approach that has been applied to a
wide range of natural resource management situations. This paper has two purposes. First, it …

Allocation and management of agricultural land is of emergent concern due to land scarcity,
diminishing supply of energy and water, and the increasing demand of food globally. To …

The setting and attainment of goals is a fundamental aspect of human decision making,
which is manifest in the modern discipline of operational research by the technique of goal …

The optimal allocation of land resources is an important prerequisite for sustainable land
use and for synergic development of regional resources-environment-economy. The …

Optimal land use allocation with the intention of ecosystem services provision and
biodiversity conservation is one of the key challenges in agricultural management …

Land use optimization is a promising approach to achieve urban sustainability. Despite the
increasing number of literature on land use optimization, a little investigation is made to …

Under the notion of sustainable development, a heuristic method named as the Boundary-
based Fast Genetic Algorithm (BFGA) is developed to search for optimal solutions to a land …