TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Methodological Approach to Historic Building Conservation: A DSS for Restoration Project Process Optimisation
AU  - Okar, Eren
AU  - Demir, Yüksel
PY  - 2025
DA  - June
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.26650/JTADP.25.004
JF  - Journal of Technology in Architecture, Design and Planning
JO  - JTADP
PB  - Istanbul University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2980-2563
SP  - 86
EP  - 100
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
LA  - en
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KW  - Decision Support Systems
KW  - Restoration Project Processes
KW  - Sustainable Conservation
KW  - Domain Knowledge Acquisition
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.26650/JTADP.25.004
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/5064633
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