Comparison of empirical methods for building agent-based models in land use science

DT Robinson, DG Brown, DC Parker… - Journal of land use …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The use of agent-based models (ABMs) for investigating land-use science questions has
been increasing dramatically over the last decade. Modelers have moved from 'proofs of …

Clarity versus complexity: Land-use modeling as a practical tool for decision-makers

TL Sohl, PR Claggett - Journal of environmental management, 2013 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a remarkable increase in the number of modeling tools available
to examine future land-use and land-cover (LULC) change. Integrated modeling …

Predicting land use/land cover changes using a CA-Markov model under two different scenarios

R Hamad, H Balzter, K Kolo - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Multi-temporal Landsat images from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) acquired in 1993,
1998, 2003 and 2008 and Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) from 2017, are used for …

Land cover mapping analysis and urban growth modelling using remote sensing techniques in Greater Cairo Region—Egypt

Y Megahed, P Cabral, J Silva, M Caetano - ISPRS International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
This study modeled the urban growth in the Greater Cairo Region (GCR), one of the fastest
growing mega cities in the world, using remote sensing data and ancillary data. Three land …

Future simulation of land use changes in rapidly urbanizing South China based on land change modeler and remote sensing data

S Hasan, W Shi, X Zhu, S Abbas, HUA Khan - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Landscape transformations in rapidly urbanizing Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao
(GHKM) regions of South China represent the most complex and dynamic processes …

Spatio-temporal modelling of informal settlement development in Sancaktepe district, Istanbul, Turkey

O Dubovyk, R Sliuzas, J Flacke - ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In less developed countries, the recent high rates of urban expansion are often associated
with the emergence of informal settlements that may exaggerate social and environmental …

Tracking dynamic land-use change using spatially explicit Markov Chain based on cellular automata: the case of Tehran

JJ Arsanjani, W Kainz, AJ Mousivand - International Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The main objective of this research is to, first, monitor urban sprawl in the metropolis of
Tehran and, second, to assess the CA–Markov model in the simulation of land-use change …

Supporting SLEUTH–Enhancing a cellular automaton with support vector machines for urban growth modeling

A Rienow, R Goetzke - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, urbanization has been one of the most striking change processes in the
socioecological system of Central Europe. Cellular automata (CA) are a popular and robust …

[HTML][HTML] Scenarios of land use and land cover change for NW Amazonia: Impact on forest intactness

D Armenteras, U Murcia, TM González… - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) are important drivers of environmental
changes in the tropics. Amazônia Legal has showed some declines in deforestation rates …

Geomatic approaches for modeling land change scenarios. An introduction

MC Olmedo, M Paegelow, JF Mas… - Geomatic Approaches for …, 2018 - Springer
Land change models can help scientists and users to understand change processes and
design policies to reduce the negative impact of human activities on the earth system at …