Modelling urban development with geographical information systems and cellular automata [electronic resource] / Yan Liu.

Many models have been devised to analyze urbanization and the physical, socioeconomic, and institutional factors impacting urban development. This book presents a simulation model of urban development based on cellular automata principles and provides theoretical context.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Liu, Yan, 1965 October 29-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to urban development modelling
  • Cellular automata and its application in urban modelling
  • Developing a fuzzy constrained cellular automata model of urban development
  • Sydney : urban development and visualisation
  • Modelling the urban development of Sydney : model specification, calibration and implementation
  • Future research directions.