methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: multicriteria analysis

geographic information systems
type: Concept
narrower: multicriteria analysis

multicriteria analysis
type: Concept
broader: geographic information systems
definition: Multicriteria analysis is a set of analytical models of individual or group decision making when multiple considerations, possibly conflicting with one another, are at play. Systematic procedures for analyzing complex decision situations have been researched and developed since the 1960s, primarily in the fields of management science, military science, and operations research. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Multicriteria Analysis]