Calibration and validation of agent-based models of land cover change

Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 181-197

  Ngo, The An ^a   See, Linda ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^b IIASA   (Australia)

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EID: 84880630435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8927-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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