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Integrated GIS-Based Site Selection of Hillside Development for Future Growth of Urban Areas

Keywords: Analytic Hierarchy Process, Geographic Information System, Land Suitability Modelling, Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 35 ,  Issue 2

IMTIAZ AHMED  CHANDIO , MIR AFTAB HUSSAIN  TALPUR , TAUFIQUE AHMED  QURESHI ,

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