Understanding the drivers of sustainable land expansion using a patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model: A case study in Wuhan, China

Xun Liang; Qingfeng Guan; Keith Clarke; Shishi Liu; Bingyu Wang; Yao Yao

doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101569

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Land useCellular automatonLand useland-use change and forestryLand coverGrasslandComputer scienceChinaScenario analysisEnvironmental resource managementSimulation modelingGeographyEcologyEnvironmental scienceCivil engineeringEngineeringMathematicsArtificial intelligenceStatistics

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 85
Pages: 101569-101569
Citations: 1275
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                                    Xun Liang, 
                                
                                    Qingfeng Guan, 
                                
                                    Keith Clarke
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Understanding the drivers of sustainable land expansion using a patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model: A case study in Wuhan, China. 
                            Computers Environment and Urban Systems
                            , 85
                            
                            , 101569-101569.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101569

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DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101569