Characterizing the scale sensitivity of the cellular automata simulated urban growth: A case study of the Seberang Perai Region, Penang State, Malaysia

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 905-920

  Samat, Narimah ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; GIS; Scale

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; SCALE SENSITIVITY; URBAN SYSTEMS;

URBAN PLANNING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DATA SET; GIS; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PENANG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 33750609146     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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