Development of a GIS-Based Tool for Aquaculture Siting
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Development of a GIS-Based Tool for Aquaculture Siting
Nearshore aquaculture siting requires the integration of a range of physical, environmental, and social factors. As a result, the information demand often presents coastal managers with a range of complex issues regarding where specific types of aquaculture should be ideally located that reduce environmental and social impacts. Here we provide a framework and tool for managers faced with these ...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2220-9964
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi3020800