GIS‐based multicriteria decision analysis: a survey of the literature

20062,090 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Abstract

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 analysis (GIS‐MCDA) approaches using a literature review and classification of articles from 1990 to 2004. An electronic search indicated that over 300 articles appeared in refereed journals. The paper provides taxonomy of those articles and identifies trends and developments in GIS‐MCDA.

Topics & Keywords

Multi-Criteria Decision Making Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Geographic Information Systems Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Volume 20, Issue 7, pp. 703-726

DOI: 10.1080/13658810600661508

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 33.60