Path dependence and the validation of agent-based spatial models of land use

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-174

  Brown, Daniel G ^a,b   Page, Scott ^b   Riolo, Rick ^b   Zellner, Moira ^b   Rand, William ^b  

^a University of Michigan ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Complex systems; Land use change; Model validation; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GIS; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHTENAW COUNTY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12944268204     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810410001713399     Document Type: Article

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