Modelling the impact of urban growth on agriculture and natural land in Italy to 2030

Applied Geography

Volumn 91, Issue , 2018, Pages 156-167

  Martellozzo, F ^a   Amato, F ^b   Murgante, B ^b   Clarke, K C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Cellular automaton; Italy; Land use projections; SLEUTH; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; LAND USE CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

ITALY;

EID: 85041405507     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004     Document Type: Article

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