Agent-based modelling for urban sprawl in the region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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• 作者：Abdulahad Malik ; Rifaat Abdalla
• 关键词：Agent based modelling ; Urban sprawl ; Raster automata ; Urban sprawl
• 刊名：Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：3
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1353KB
• 刊物类别：Earth System Sciences; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Co
• 刊物主题：Earth System Sciences; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences; Ec
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：2363-6211
• 卷排序：3

文摘

Agent-based modelling (ABM) is a form of simulation that is phenomenal in understanding and exploring various types of spatial and non-spatial problems. The goal of this research is to study agent-based modeling in an urban context. ArcGIS was used to develop cost raster. In the second part, NetLogo was used to create agents for the purpose of stochastic simulation of urban sprawl in Waterloo Region. The cost rasters were generated using the Cost Distance Tool in ArcGIS with two inputs: source raster and time raster. The simulating model in NetLogo was created using three raster layers: proximity to University of Waterloo campus, proximity to grocery stores and proximity to the LRT stops. The use of ABM has helped in understanding the urban dynamics and to model the settlement pattern of students in Waterloo region.