Overview

Models of land-use change incorporate a vast amount of knowledge from a wide range of disciplines. Geography contributes to the understanding of land-use change whilst demography and economics help explain underlying trends. This book offers a cross-sectional overview of current research progress that allows the construction of successful land-use models. The contributions range from methodology and calibration to actual applications in studies of recent policy implementation and evaluation. The contributors originate from academic and applied research institutes around the world and thus offer an interesting mix of theory and practice in different case study contexts. In summary, land-use change simulation modelling is a relatively new and dynamic field of study and this book provides a full overview of the topic, a wide range of applications (both geographically and thematically), a mix of theory and practice, a synthesis of recent research progress, and educational material for students and teachers.

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Author:   Eric Koomen ,  John Stillwell ,  Aldrik Bakema ,  Henk J. Scholten
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2007
Volume:   90
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.896kg
ISBN:  

9781402056475

ISBN 10:   1402056478
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   20 March 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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From the reviews: <p> This book provides a reasonably non-technical review of the a ~state of the arta (TM) in modelling land-use change. It includes 21 case studies describing model applications from 13 countries, prepared by authors from 13 countries. a ] The book is clearly written and amply illustrated a ] . I recommend this book highly for anyone who interested in assessing the current state of the art in land-use modelling. It is clearly the most informative source of current information on this increasingly important topic that is available today. (Richard E. Klosterman, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, Issue 1, 2008)

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