Policy Research Using Agent-Based Modeling to Assess Future Impacts of Urban Expansion into Farmlands and Forests

Policy Research Using Agent-Based Modeling to Assess Future Impacts of Urban Expansion into Farmlands and Forests

The expansion of urban land uses into farmlands and forests requires an assessment of future ecological impacts. Spatially explicit agent-based models can represent the changes in resilience and ecological services that result from different land-use policies. When modeling complex adaptive systems,...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Guzy, Courtland L. Smith, John P. Bolte, David W. Hulse, Stanley V. Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2008-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
social-ecological systems
agricultural-urban interface
fish habitat
ecosystem health
urban containment policies
agent-based models
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss1/art37/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss1/art37/

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