Modelling the impacts of land system dynamics on human well-being: Using an agent-based approach to cope with data limitations in Koper, Slovenia

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-176

  Robinson, D T ^a   Murray Rust, D ^a   Rieser, V ^a   Milicic, V ^b   Rounsevell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Cellular automata; Land use; Logistic regression; Social survey; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGENT PREFERENCES; AGENT-BASED APPROACH; AGENT-BASED MODELLING; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; DATA LIMITATIONS; DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES; DEVELOPMENT DENSITY; HIGH QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND SYSTEMS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL SURVEY; UTILITY THEORY; WELL-BEING;

AGRICULTURE; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; LAND USE; LOGISTICS; NOISE POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE PLANNING; LOGISTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN GROWTH;

KOPER; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84858080220     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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