Review of state-of-the-art decision support systems (DSSs) for prevention and suppression of forest fires

Journal of Northeast Forestry University - Tập 28 Số 6 - Trang 1107-1117 - 2017
Stavros Sakellariou1, Stergios Tampekis1, Fani Samara1, Athanassios Sfougaris2, Olga Christopoulou1
1Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, 38334, Volos, Greece
2Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446, Volos, Greece

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