The thesis is an original and novel contribution to land use/land cover change analysis using methods of geosimulation and agent-based modeling. The author implements several traditional methodologies of land use change by means of remote sensing and GIS techniques. An Agent-Based Model was developed in order to simulate land use change in the Tehran metropolitan area, comparing the outcomes of each particular methodology. All methods are compared, and advantages and disadvantages discussed.
| ISBN: | 9783642237041 |
| Publication date: | 2nd October 2011 |
| Author: | Jamal Jokar Arsanjani |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 190 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing Human geography |