Bayesian networks and agent-based modeling approach for urban land-use and population density change: A BNAS model

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-426

  Kocabas, Verda ^a   Dragicevic, Suzana ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based models (ABMs); Bayesian networks (BNs); Cellular automata (CA); Geographic information systems (GIS); Land use change; Population change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885591662     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-012-0171-2     Document Type: Article

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