Simulation of Land Use Changes in a Coastal Reclaimed Area with Dynamic Shorelines

Simulation of Land Use Changes in a Coastal Reclaimed Area with Dynamic Shorelines

Reclamation is capable of creating abundant land to alleviate the pressure from land shortages in China. Nevertheless, coastal reclamation can lead to severe environmental degradation and landscape fragmentation. It is quite important to monitor land use and cover change (LUCC) in coastal areas, ass...

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Main Authors: Jiangfeng She, Zhongqing Guan, Fangfang Cai, Lijie Pu, Junzhong Tan, Tao Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
land use and cover change (LUCC)
Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS)
Cellular Automata (CA)
Multi-Agent System (MAS)
dynamic growth
tidal flats
reclamation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/3/431

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