In recent years, several types of simulation and prediction models have been used within a
GIS environment to determine a realistic future for urban growth patterns. These models …

In recent years, cellular automata (CA) models for urban growth simulation have proliferated
because of their simplicity, flexibility and intuitiveness, and particularly because of their …

Urban growth models have been developed and extensively adopted to study urban
expansion and its impact on the ambient environment. These models can be employed in …

Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are common tools employed by planners to constrain
urban expansion in order to increase density of urban services and protect surrounding rural …

Human population continues to aggregate in urban centers. This inevitably increases the
urban footprint with significant consequences for biodiversity, climate, and environmental …

This paper presents an improved cellular automata (CA) model of urban growth based on
particle swarm optimization (PSO) approach with inertia weight. An innovative feature of this …

Abstract The Hu Huanyong Line (Hu Line) shows an uneven geographical pattern of
urbanization between Southeast and Northwest China. Based on three questions proposed …

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are widely accepted as a technology offering an alternative
way to tackle complex and dynamic problems in urban studies. The goal of this article is a …

Unplanned and haphazard built-up growth due to immense pressure of population is a
common problem for maximum cities of developing countries which paves to create urban …

Urban spaces consist of a complex collection of buildings, parcels, blocks and
neighbourhoods interconnected by streets. Accurately modelling both the appearance and …