From actors to agents in socio-ecological systems models

MDA Rounsevell, DT Robinson… - … Transactions of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The ecosystem service concept has emphasized the role of people within socio-ecological
systems (SESs). In this paper, we review and discuss alternative ways of representing …

A review of urban residential choice models using agent-based modeling

Q Huang, DC Parker, T Filatova… - … and Planning B …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban land-use modeling methods have experienced substantial improvements in the last
several decades. With the advancement of urban land-use change theories and modeling …

Middle-range theories of land system change

P Meyfroidt, RR Chowdhury, A de Bremond… - Global environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in land systems generate many sustainability challenges. Identifying more
sustainable land-use alternatives requires solid theoretical foundations on the causes of …

Applying time-dependent variance-based global sensitivity analysis to represent the dynamics of an agent-based model of land use change

A Ligmann-Zielinska, L Sun - International Journal of Geographical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The growing body of knowledge on modeling land use systems points to epistemic
uncertainty as one of the challenging obstacles in development and application of agent …

Modeling landowner interactions and development patterns at the urban fringe

J Koch, MA Dorning, DB Van Berkel, SM Beck… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Population growth and unrestricted development policies are driving low-density
urbanization and fragmentation of peri-urban landscapes across North America. While …

Will the land supply structure affect the urban expansion form?

C **ong, R Tan - Habitat International, 2018 - Elsevier
Existing studies have intensively discussed urban expansion, while relatively less attention
has been paid to the impacts of the land supply structure. The aim of this study is to discuss …

Endogenous rise and collapse of housing price: an agent-based model of the housing market

J Ge - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
On the basis of interviews with local real estate agents, this study develops an agent-based
model of housing market to determine the cause of rise and collapse of US housing price …

An adaptive agent-based optimization model for spatial planning: A case study of Anyue County, China

X Zhao, X Ma, W Tang, D Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Spatial planning is a complex land use allocation process involving multiple land use
stakeholders, and resolving potential conflicts among stakeholders presents a challenging …

Introduction to GIS-mcda

J Malczewski, C Rinner, J Malczewski… - … decision analysis in …, 2015 - Springer
This chapter discusses the main elements and concepts of MCDA. A number of approaches
for defining decision problems have been suggested in the MCDA literature. At the most …

Exploring normative scenarios of land use development decisions with an agent-based simulation laboratory

A Ligmann-Zielinska, P Jankowski - Computers, Environment and Urban …, 2010 - Elsevier
Suburbia and exurbia have an undeniable appeal to many urban dwellers. At the same time,
they are characterized by an ineffective and fragmented residential patchwork of developed …