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Examine the conceptual shift from spatially implicit to spatially explicit approaches in spatial multicriteria analysis and outline key research frontiers.

January 14, 2020International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Emerging trends and research frontiers in spatial multicriteria analysis

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JMJacek MalczewskiWestern University PJPiotr JankowskiSan Diego State University

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Methodological review reveals a shift toward spatially explicit multicriteria analysis in spatial decision systems, highlighting key frontiers in integrating GIS with decision science.

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Examine the conceptual shift from spatially implicit to spatially explicit approaches in spatial multicriteria analysis and outline key research frontiers.
Reviewed theoretical and structural frameworks bridging geographic information systems (GIS) and multicriteria decision analysis.
Categorized emerging methodological developments, focusing on problem structuring, scale representation, parameter derivation, and uncertainty handling.
Identifies a major paradigm shift toward spatially explicit frameworks characterized by local multicriteria analysis and geographically varying decision outcomes.
Outlines critical research frontiers including decision problem contextualization, multi-scale representation, and uncertainty treatment in spatial evaluation.
Highlights key methodological challenges in fully integrating spatial data structures from GIS with traditional decision-analytic methods.

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Malczewski et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1ec72d94615786b59a82ba https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2020.1712403

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Methodological review reveals a shift toward spatially explicit multicriteria analysis in spatial decision systems, highlighting key frontiers in integrating GIS with decision science.

Emerging trends and research frontiers in spatial multicriteria analysis

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Emerging trends and research frontiers in spatial multicriteria analysis

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