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Modelling Land-Use Change

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Part of the book series: The GeoJournal Library ((GEJL,volume 90))

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This first chapter explains some of the basic theoretical ideas, concepts and methodologies that underpin the modelling of land-use change. It represents an overview of the types of approaches that have been adopted by researchers hitherto. It also provides a rationale for the structure of the book and a synopsis of the contents that follow.

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  1. Department of Spatial Economics/SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    E. Koomen

  2. School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK

    J. Stillwell

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    Eric Koomen

  2. School of Geography, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    John Stillwell

  3. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Aldrik Bakema

  4. Department of Spatial Economics/SPINlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henk J. Scholten

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Koomen, E., Stillwell, J. (2007). Modelling Land-Use Change. In: Koomen, E., Stillwell, J., Bakema, A., Scholten, H.J. (eds) Modelling Land-Use Change. The GeoJournal Library, vol 90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5648-2_1

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