A Comparison of the Qualitative Analytic Hierarchy Process and the Quantitative Frequency Ratio Techniques in Predicting Forest Fire-Prone Areas in Bhutan Using GIS

Forest fire is an environmental disaster that poses immense threat to public safety, infrastructure, and biodiversity. Therefore, it is essential to have a rapid and robust method to produce reliable forest fire maps, especially in a data-poor country or region. In this study, the knowledge-based qu...

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Main Authors: Kinley Tshering, Phuntsho Thinley, Mahyat Shafapour Tehrany, Ugyen Thinley, Farzin Shabani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Forecasting
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9394/2/2/3