A game-theory based agent-cellular model for use in urban growth simulation: A case study of the rapidly urbanizing Wuhan area of central China

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-29

  Tan, Ronghui ^a   Liu, Yaolin ^a   Zhou, Kehao ^a   Jiao, Limin ^a   Tang, Wei ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Cellular automata; Game theory; Urban growth; Wuhan

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; URBAN GROWTH;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; CENTRAL CHINAS; GROWTH SIMULATION; WUHAN;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 84907480629     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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