Actors and factors - Bridging social science findings and urban land use change modeling

D. Haase*, S. Kabisch, A. Haase, T. Filatova, A. Van Der Veen, T. Tötzer, W. Loibl, S. Scatasta, S. Schetke, A. Zuin, F. Von Walter

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recent uneven land use dynamics in urban areas resulting from demographic change, economic pressure and the cities' mutual competition in a globalising world challenge both scientists and practitioners, among them social scientists, modellers and spatial planners. Processes of growth and decline specifically affect the urban environment, the requirements of the residents on social and natural resources. Social and environmental research is interested in a better understanding and ways of explaining the interactions between society and landscape in urban areas. And it is also needed for making life in cities attractive, secure and affordable within or despite of uneven dynamics. The position paper upon "Actors and factors - bridging social science findings and urban land use change modeling" presents approaches and ideas on how social science findings on the interaction of the social system (actors) and the land use (factors) are taken up and formalised using modelling and gaming techniques. It should be understood as a first sketch compiling major challenges and proposing exemplary solutions in the field of interest.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th Biennial Meeting of International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Subtitle of host publicationIntegrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008
Pages2059-2073
Number of pages15
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event4th Biennial Meeting of International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008 - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Duration: 7 Jul 200810 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameProc. iEMSs 4th Biennial Meeting - Int. Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008
Volume3

Conference

Conference4th Biennial Meeting of International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona, Catalonia
Period7/07/0810/07/08

Keywords

  • Behavioural rules of agents
  • Demography
  • DPSIR
  • Ecosystem services
  • Empirical knowledge
  • Impact analysis
  • Land use change models
  • Quality of life
  • Social science concepts
  • Statistical functions
  • Survey data

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