In recent years, cellular automata (CA) models for urban growth simulation have proliferated
because of their simplicity, flexibility and intuitiveness, and particularly because of their …

As an important component of the cellular automata (CA) model, the neighborhood defines
the geographical interaction domain (GID) of cells and their interaction mechanisms …

Bogotá and the 17 neighboring municipalities make up one of the biggest metropolitan
areas in Latin America. However, despite strong functional interactions within the area, there …

There are tremendous theoretical, methodological and policy challenges in evaluating the
impact of land-use change on the degradation of ecosystem services (ES) at the regional …

The urban sprawl is one of the potential threat for sustainable development. The present
study has been carried out on Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) area including …

Cellular automata (CA) have been widely used to simulate complex urban development
processes. Previous studies indicated that vector-based cellular automata (VCA) could be …

An urban cellular automata model has been designed, developed and tested for the city of
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia as a research project. The model uses fuzzy set theory to capture the …

Urban growth modelling has attracted considerable attention over the past two decades.
This article reviews the driving factors that have been identified and studied in cellular …

Natural landscapes have changed significantly through anthropogenic activities, particularly
in areas that are severely impacted by climate change and population expansion, such as …

A critical issue in urban cellular automata (CA) modeling concerns the identification of
transition rules that generate realistic urban land use patterns. Recent studies have …