Dynamic land use/cover change modelling

Download or read book Dynamic land use/cover change modelling written by Jokar Arsanjani Jamal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 developed in order to simulate land use change in the Tehran metropolitan area, comparing the outcomes of each particular methodology. All methods are compared, and advantages and disadvantages discussed.