Modeling the Dynamics and Consequences of Land System Change

• Main Author: Deng, Xiangzheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Geography.; Environmental sciences.; Computer simulation.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Simulation and Modeling.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

"Modeling the Dynamics and Consequences of Land System Change" introduces an innovative three-tier architecture approach for modeling the dynamics and consequences of land system change. It also describes the principle, modules and the applications of the three-tier architecture model in d...

Table of Contents:

• Land System and Land System Change
• Modeling Frameworks for the Dynamics and Consequence of Land System Change
• Three-tier Architecture Model for Simulating the Land System Change
• Predicting the Land Use Structure at Regional Level Using CGELUC
• Simulating the Land Use Pattern at Pixel Level Using DLS
• Evaluating the Consequences of Land System Change Using ESAP
• Modeling the Dynamics of Land System in the Agriculture-Pasture Transition Zone of China
• Estimating the Impacts of the Land System Change on the Agricultural Production at the North China Plain.