Doctoral Dissertation Research in Geography &amp; Regional      Science
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This doctoral dissertation project will support research on                interactive, microcomputer-based processes for locational                       decisionmaking.  The purpose of the project is to construct an                  interactive preference elicitation module for selecting a location,             integrate the module into a decision support system, and field-test the         module in the context of an ongoing study of settlement re-organization         alternatives in pastoral Australia.                                                  Efficient settlement distribution is an essential prerequisite to          the effective provision of services in remote areas.  This project will         increase our understanding of settlement distribution by showing how            the interactive elicitation and analysis of preferences can be                  integrated to generate good alternatives and how locational analysts            can design and use a geographic Decision Support System to provide              better analytical support for combinatorial location selection                  problems.   It will also contribute to our understanding of how                 locational decisions are made by revealing how inconsistencies in               decisionmakers' preferences are resolved.  Finally, it will add to our          knowledge of the process of settlement reorganization in sparsely               populated areas of developed economies undergoing marked demographic            and economic change.
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{'Code': '1352', 'Text': 'Geography and Spatial Sciences'}
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