Dynamic land use/cover change modelling Geosimulation and multiagent-based modelling /

• Main Author: Jokar Arsanjani, Jamal (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses
• Subjects: Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

The thesis is an original and novel contribution to land use/land cover change analysis using methods of geosimulation and agent-based modeling. The author implements several traditional methodologies of land use change by means of remote sensing and GIS techniques. An Agent-Based Model was develope...

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction
• Literature Review
• Study Area Description
• Data Preparation and Processing
• Implementation of Traditional Techniques
• Designing and Implementing Multi Agent Geosimulation
• Analysis of Results
• Conclusions and Recommendations.