Title :
Lucas: a system for modeling land-use change
Author :
Berry, Michael W. ; Hazen, Brett G. ; MacIntyre, Rhonda L. ; Flamm, Richard O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
Changes in land use depend on both natural processes and human behavior, complicating the job of natural resource managers. Building Lucas (Land-Use Change Analysis System) to model and predict land-use change required expertise from ecologists, economists, sociologists and computer scientists. The C++ object-oriented language allowed a flexible, modular approach
Keywords :
digital simulation; ecology; environmental factors; environmental science computing; geography; natural resources; real estate data processing; social sciences computing; C++ object-oriented language; Land-Use Change Analysis System; Lucas; computer modeling; computer science; economics; flexible, modular approach; human behavior; landscape ecology; natural processes; natural resource management; sociology; Biological system modeling; Biosphere; Data engineering; Environmental factors; Environmental management; Humans; Pattern analysis; Project management; Resource management; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Computational Science & Engineering, IEEE
