Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1475780524 ISBN 13: 9781475780529

Casa editrice: Springer, 2013

Riassunto

This book will teach researchers and students interested in spatial modeling how to simulate the complex dynamics of landscapes. Managers and decision makers will acquire tools for predicting changes in landscapes. The authors cover spatial modeling, from conceptual design, through formal implementation and analysis, to the interpretation of the results.

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From the reviews:

"This book is a much-needed addition to the geospatial modeling literature, providing theoretical and practical information ... . this is a valuable contribution to the literature on dynamic spatial modeling in particular, and integrated land-change research in general. ... The clearly articulated unifying theme ... and the fact that all the case studies utilize the same software, make for a well-constructed, compelling, informative, and interesting read. I will certainly evaluate this approach and program for my own work." (Maggi Kelly, Environment and Planning, Vol. 32 (2), 2005)

"Landscape Simulation Modeling ... makes a significant contribution by directly incorporating space into existing simulation modeling approaches for a greater understanding of landscape systems. ... this is an excellent book. The content is comprehensive and the text written in a simple and clear style ... . the book will also appeal to many multidisciplinary practitioners ... . This book should be a required reading for anyone interested either casually or deeply in the design and implementation of spatial simulation models ... ." (Shivanand Balram, Suzana Dragicevic, Ecological Economics, Vol. 52 (1), 2005)

Contenuti

Part 1: Theory and Methods * Introduction: Spatially Explicit Landscape Simulation Models * Modular Ecosystem Modeling * Spatial Simulation using the SME * Calibration of Large Spatial Models: A Multi-Stage, Multi-Objective Optimization Technique * Part 2: Case Studies * Habitat Changes in the Mississippi Delta: Future Scenarios and Alternatives * Development and Application of the Everglades Landscape Model * Spatial Modeling of Eelgrass Distribution in Great Bay, New Hampshire * The Patuxent Landscape Model: Integrated Modeling of a Watershed * The Fort Hood Avian Simulation Model-V: A Spatially Explicit Population Viability Model for Two Endangered Species * Simulating Land Use Alternatives and Their Impacts on a Desert Tortoise Population in the Mojave Desert, California * A Dynamic Model of the Spatial Spread of an Infectious Disease: The Case of Fox Rabies in Illinois * Landscape Optimization: Applications of a Spatial Ecosystem Model

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1475780524
• ISBN 13: 9781475780529
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 348
• Redattore: Costanza Robert, Voinov Alexey
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