Complexity theory, spatial simulation models, and land use dynamics in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 867-878

  Walsh, Stephen J ^a   Messina, Joseph P ^b   Mena, Carlos F ^a   Malanson, George P ^c   Page, Philip H ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Northern Ecuadorian Amazon; Policy relevant context; Scenarios of land use change; Spatial simulation models

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORESTATION; GEOGRAPHICAL THEORY; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 39849096558     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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