Land Use Dynamic Simulator (LUDAS): A multi-agent system model for simulating spatio-temporal dynamics of coupled human-landscape system. 2. Scenario-based application for impact assessment of land-use policies

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-221

  Le, Quang Bao ^a,b   Park, Soo Jin ^c   Vlek, Paul L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Coupled human environment system; LUDAS; Multi agent system land use change; Policy decision support; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FARM SIZE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED; ZONING POLICY;

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EID: 77950690162     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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