Modeling Fire Occurrence at the City Scale: A Comparison between Geographically Weighted Regression and Global Linear Regression

An increasing number of fires are occurring with the rapid development of cities, resulting in increased risk for human beings and the environment. This study compares geographically weighted regression-based models, including geographically weighted regression (GWR) and geographically and temporall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chao Song, Mei-Po Kwan, Jiping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
GWR
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/4/396