A comparative analysis of cellular automata models for simulation of small urban areas in Galicia, NW Spain

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-301

  García, Andrés M ^a   Santé, Inés ^a   Boullón, Marcos ^a   Crecente, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Small urban settlements; Urban cellular automatas; Urban modelling

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; CA MODEL; CALIBRATION METHOD; CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODELS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GALICIA; GLOBAL SCALE; GROWTH MODELS; LAND USE DYNAMICS; LARGE CITIES; NW SPAIN; SIMPLE RULES; SMALL URBAN SETTLEMENTS; STUDY AREAS; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN CELLULAR AUTOMATAS; URBAN MODELLING;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; LAND USE;

URBAN GROWTH;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAND USE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84861225731     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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