标题：Simulating the Conversion of Rural Settlements to Town Land Based on Multi-Agent Systems and Cellular Automata

作者：Liu, Yaolin;Kong, Xuesong;Liu, Yanfang; Chen, Yiyun

来源出版物：PLOS ONE 卷：8 期：11 文献号：e79300 DOI：10.1371/journal.pone.0079300 出版年：NOV 11 2013

摘要：Rapid urbanization in China has triggered the conversion of land from rural to urban use, particularly the conversion of rural settlements to town land. This conversion is the result of the joint effects of the geographic environment and agents involving the government, investors, and farmers. To understand the dynamic interaction dominated by agents and to predict the future landscape of town expansion, a small town land-planning model is proposed based on the integration of multi-agent systems (MAS) and cellular automata (CA). The MAS-CA model links the decision-making behaviors of agents with the neighbor effect of CA. The interaction rules are projected by analyzing the preference conflicts among agents. To better illustrate the effects of the geographic environment, neighborhood, and agent behavior, a comparative analysis between the CA and MAS-CA models in three different towns is presented, revealing interesting patterns in terms of quantity, spatial characteristics, and the coordinating process. The simulation of rural settlements conversion to town land through modeling agent decision and human-environment interaction is very useful for understanding the mechanisms of rural-urban land-use change in developing countries. This process can assist town planners in formulating appropriate development plans.

入藏号：WOS:000327221600122

文献类型：Article

语种：English

扩展关键词：AGENT-BASED MODEL; URBAN-GROWTH; VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN; FORM; CITY

通讯作者地址：Kong, Xuesong;Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址：xuesongk@gmail.com

地址：

[Liu, Yaolin; Kong, Xuesong; Liu, Yanfang; Chen, Yiyun] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

[Liu, Yaolin; Kong, Xuesong; Liu, Yanfang; Chen, Yiyun] Wuhan Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Geog Informat Syst, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.

研究方向：Science & Technology - Other Topics

ISSN：1932-6203