Simulating spatiotemporal dynamics of urbanization with multi-agent systems-A case study of the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1129-1138

  Tian, Guangjin ^a   Ouyang, Yun ^c   Quan, Quan ^a   Wu, Jianguo ^b,c,d  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Landscape metrics; Multi agent systems; Scenario analysis; Spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization; The Phoenix metropolitan area

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTING PARAMETERS; AGENT-BASED MODEL; DECISION MODELS; DRIVING FORCES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; GROUP DECISION; HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE METRICS; PHOENIX METROPOLITAN; REAL ESTATE; REGIONAL AUTHORITIES; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL REGRESSION MODEL; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN EXPANSION; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN LANDSCAPE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551508529     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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