iCity: A GIS-CA modelling tool for urban planning and decision making

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 761-773

  Stevens, D ^a   Dragicevic, S ^a   Rothley, K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ArcGIS; ArcObjects; Complex systems modelling; Geographic information systems (GIS); Irregular cellular automata (CA); Modelling urban growth; Urban planning; Visual Basic .NET 2003

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; URBAN PLANNING; USER INTERFACES;

ARCGIS; ARCOBJECTS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS MODELING; IRREGULAR CELLULAR AUTOMATA (CA); MODELING URBAN GROWTH; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; VISUAL BASIC .NET 2003;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; SOFTWARE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 33846639269     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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