Modeling Patterns of Land Use in Chinese Cities Using an Integrated Cellular Automata Model

This paper introduces an urban growth simulation model applied to the full scope of China. The model uses a multicriteria decision analysis to calculate the land conversion probability and then integrates it with a cellular automata model. A nonlinear relationship is incorporated in to the model to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yanlei Feng, Yi Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/10/403