Spatial Analysis and Location Modeling in Urban and Regional Systems

Spatial Analysis and Location Modeling in Urban and Regional Systems
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 383
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ISBN-10 : 9783642378966
ISBN-13 : 364237896X
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Synopsis Spatial Analysis and Location Modeling in Urban and Regional Systems by : Jean-Claude Thill

This contributed volume collects cutting-edge research in Geographic Information Science & Technologies, Location Modeling, and Spatial Analysis of Urban and Regional Systems. The contributions emphasize methodological innovations or substantive breakthroughs on many facets of the socio-economic and environmental reality of urban and regional contexts.

Complex Spatial Systems

Complex Spatial Systems
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9781317875680
ISBN-13 : 1317875680
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Complex Spatial Systems by : Alan Geoffrey Wilson

A comprehensive core text from the expert in the field introducing students to the main issues of spatial systems modelling and analysis.

Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems

Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780262029568
ISBN-13 : 0262029561
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems by : Roger White

The theory and practice of modeling cities and regions as complex, self-organizing systems, presenting widely used cellular automata-based models, theoretical discussions, and applications. Cities and regions grow (or occasionally decline), and continuously transform themselves as they do so. This book describes the theory and practice of modeling the spatial dynamics of urban growth and transformation. As cities are complex, adaptive, self-organizing systems, the most appropriate modeling framework is one based on the theory of self-organizing systems—an approach already used in such fields as physics and ecology. The book presents a series of models, most of them developed using cellular automata (CA), which are inherently spatial and computationally efficient. It also provides discussions of the theoretical, methodological, and philosophical issues that arise from the models. A case study illustrates the use of these models in urban and regional planning. Finally, the book presents a new, dynamic theory of urban spatial structure that emerges from the models and their applications. The models are primarily land use models, but the more advanced ones also show the dynamics of population and economic activities, and are integrated with models in other domains such as economics, demography, and transportation. The result is a rich and realistic representation of the spatial dynamics of a variety of urban phenomena. The book is unique in its coverage of both the general issues associated with complex self-organizing systems and the specifics of designing and implementing models of such systems.

Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process

Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9789400706712
ISBN-13 : 9400706715
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process by : Yuji Murayama

Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and others. This book deals with spatial analysis and modelling. It provides a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis, methods, and approaches related to human settlements and associated environment. Key contributions with empirical case studies from Iran, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan that apply spatial analysis including autocorrelation, fuzzy, voronoi, cellular automata, analytic hierarchy process, artificial neural network, spatial metrics, spatial statistics, regression, and remote sensing mapping techniques are compiled comprehensively. The core value of this book is a wide variety of results with state of the art discussion including empirical case studies. It provides a milestone reference to students, researchers, planners, and other practitioners dealing the spatial problems on urban and regional issues. We are pleased to announce that this book has been presented with the 2011 publishing award from the GIS Association of Japan. We would like to congratulate the authors!

Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences

Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 800
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ISBN-10 : 9780128156957
ISBN-13 : 0128156953
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences by : Hamid Reza Pourghasemi

Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences offers an integrated approach to spatial modelling using both GIS and R. Given the importance of Geographical Information Systems and geostatistics across a variety of applications in Earth and Environmental Science, a clear link between GIS and open source software is essential for the study of spatial objects or phenomena that occur in the real world and facilitate problem-solving. Organized into clear sections on applications and using case studies, the book helps researchers to more quickly understand GIS data and formulate more complex conclusions. The book is the first reference to provide methods and applications for combining the use of R and GIS in modeling spatial processes. It is an essential tool for students and researchers in earth and environmental science, especially those looking to better utilize GIS and spatial modeling. - Offers a clear, interdisciplinary guide to serve researchers in a variety of fields, including hazards, land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geophysics, geology, natural resources, environment and geography - Provides an overview, methods and case studies for each application - Expresses concepts and methods at an appropriate level for both students and new users to learn by example

Trends in Spatial Analysis and Modelling

Trends in Spatial Analysis and Modelling
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9783319525228
ISBN-13 : 3319525220
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Trends in Spatial Analysis and Modelling by : Martin Behnisch

This book is a collection of original research papers that focus on recent developments in Spatial Analysis and Modelling with direct relevance to settlements and infrastructure. Topics include new types of data (such as simulation data), applications of methods to support decision-making, and investigations of human-environment data in order to recognize significance for structures, functions and processes of attributes. Research incorporated ranges from theoretical through methodological to applied work. It is subdivided into four main parts: the first focusing on the research of settlements and infrastructure, the second studies aspects of Geographic Data Mining, the third presents contributions in the field of Spatial Modelling, System Dynamics and Geosimulation, and the fourth part is dedicated to Multi-Scale Representation and Analysis. The book is valuable to those with a scholarly interest in spatial sciences, urban and spatial planning, as well as anyone interested in spatial analysis and the planning of human settlements and infrastructure. Most of the selected papers were originally presented at the “International Land Use Symposium (ILUS 2015): Trends in Spatial Analysis and Modelling of Settlements and Infrastructure” November 11-13 2015, in Dresden, Germany.

Geospatial Analysis and Modelling of Urban Structure and Dynamics

Geospatial Analysis and Modelling of Urban Structure and Dynamics
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9789048185726
ISBN-13 : 9048185726
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Geospatial Analysis and Modelling of Urban Structure and Dynamics by : Bin Jiang

A Coming of Age: Geospatial Analysis and Modelling in the Early Twenty First Century Forty years ago when spatial analysis first emerged as a distinct theme within geography’s quantitative revolution, the focus was largely on consistent methods for measuring spatial correlation. The concept of spatial au- correlation took pride of place, mirroring concerns in time-series analysis about similar kinds of dependence known to distort the standard probability theory used to derive appropriate statistics. Early applications of spatial correlation tended to reflect geographical patterns expressed as points. The perspective taken on such analytical thinking was founded on induction, the search for pattern in data with a view to suggesting appropriate hypotheses which could subsequently be tested. In parallel but using very different techniques came the development of a more deductive style of analysis based on modelling and thence simulation. Here the focus was on translating prior theory into forms for generating testable predictions whose outcomes could be compared with observations about some system or phenomenon of interest. In the intervening years, spatial analysis has broadened to embrace both inductive and deductive approaches, often combining both in different mixes for the variety of problems to which it is now applied.

Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning

Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9783540496588
ISBN-13 : 3540496580
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning by : Xinhao Wang

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the fundamental methods related to planning and human services delivery. These methods aid planners in answering crucial questions about human activities within a given community. This book brings the pillars of planning methods together in an introductory text targeted towards senior level undergraduate and graduate students. Planning professionals will also find this book an invaluable reference.

Spatial Econometric Methods in Agricultural Economics Using R

Spatial Econometric Methods in Agricultural Economics Using R
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9780429532061
ISBN-13 : 0429532067
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Spatial Econometric Methods in Agricultural Economics Using R by : Paolo Postiglione

Modern tools, such as GIS and remote sensing, are increasingly used in the monitoring of agricultural resources. The developments in GIS technology offer growing opportunities to agricultural economics analysts dealing with large and detailed spatial databases, allowing them to combine spatial information from different sources and to produce different models. The availability of these valuable sources of information makes the advanced models suggested in the spatial statistic and econometric literature applicable to agricultural economics. This book aims at supporting stakeholders to design spatial surveys for agricultural data and/or to analyse the geographically collected data. This book attempts to describe the main typology of agricultural data and the most appropriate methods for the analysis, together with a detailed description of the available data sources and their collection methods. Topics such as spatial interpolation, point patterns, spatial autocorrelation, survey data analysis, small area estimation, regional data modelling, and spatial econometrics techniques are covered jointly with issues arising from the integration of several data types. The theory of spatial methods is complemented by real and/or simulated examples implemented through the open-source software R.

Innovations in Urban and Regional Systems

Innovations in Urban and Regional Systems
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9783030436940
ISBN-13 : 3030436942
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Innovations in Urban and Regional Systems by : Jean-Claude Thill

This book presents cutting‐edge research on urban and regional systems applying modern spatial analytical techniques of Geographic Information Science & Technologies (GIS&T), spatial statistics, and location modeling. The contributions, written by leading scholars from around the globe, adopt a spatially explicit analytical perspective and highlight methodological innovations and substantive breakthroughs on many facets of the socioeconomic and environmental reality of urban and regional contexts. The book is divided into three parts: The first part offers an introduction to the research field, while the second part discusses critical issues in urban growth and urban management, presenting case studies on city and urban environments, their growth, data infrastructures and spatial and management issues. The third part then broadens the analysis to the regional scale, addressing growth, convergence and adaptation to new economic and information‐based realities. This book appeals to scholars of spatial and regional sciences as well as to policy decision-makers interested in advanced methods of spatial analysis, location modeling, and GIS&T.