A multi-agent model system for land-use change simulation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-46

  Ralha, Célia G ^a   Abreu, Carolina G ^a,b   Coelho, Cássio G C ^a   Zaghetto, Alexandre ^a   Macchiavello, Bruno ^a   Machado, Ricardo B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Institute for Environment and Natural Renewable Resource (IBAMA)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Brazilian Cerrado; Environmental simulation; MASE; Model description; Multi agent system

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BRAZILIAN CERRADO; ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION; MASE; MODEL DESCRIPTION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEM (MAS);

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CERRADO; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; MODEL VALIDATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84874518592     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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