Calibration of an urban cellular automaton model by using statistical techniques and a genetic algorithm. Application to a small urban settlement of NW Spain

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1593-1611

  Garcia A M ^a   Sante I ^a   Boullon M ^a   Crecente, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

urban development; urban growth; urban simulation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; LUGO [GALICIA]; RIBADEO; SPAIN;

EID: 84884280338     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2012.762454     Document Type: Article

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