Landscape Simulation Modeling - A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)

When managers and ecologists need to make decisions about the environment, they use models to simulate the dynamic systems that interest them. All management decisions affect certain landscapes over time, and those landscapes are composed of intricate webs of dynamic processes that need to be considered in relation to each other. With widespread use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), there is a growing need for complex models ncorporating an increasing amount of data. The open-source Spatial Modeling Environment (SME) was developed to build upon common modeling software, such as STELLA (R), and Powersim (R), among others, to create, run, analyze, and present spatial models of ecosystems, watersheds, populations, and landscapes. In this book, the creators of the Spatial Modeling Environment discuss and illustrate the uses of SME as a modeling tool for all kinds of complex spatial systems. The authors demonstrate the entire process of spatial modeling, beginning with the conceptual design, continuing through formal implementation and analysis, and finally with the interpretation and presentation of the results. A variety of applications and case studies address particular types of ecological and management problems and help to identify potential problems for modelers. Researchers and students interested in spatial modeling will learn how to simulate the complex dynamics of landscapes. Managers and decision makers will acquire tools for predicting changes in landscapes while learning about both the possibilities and the limitations of simulation models. The enclosed CD contains SME, color illustrations and models and data from the examples in the book.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modeling Dynamic Systems
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	2004
Editors:	Robert Costanza • Alexey Voinov
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	330
Edition:	2004 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-00835-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Computer modelling & simulation Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer graphics software > General
LSN:	0-387-00835-7
Barcode:	9780387008356

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