Access to Destinations: Monitoring Land Use Activity Changes in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region

摘要: This study presents an effort to track and model land use change in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region. To that end, authors make of a unique, high-resolution, cell-level set data for Cities. The represent 75 meter by cells, observed at several points time during period from 1958 2005. These are used validate three different types models, which then forecast decades into future. models applied this include Markov Chain Chain-Cellular Automata (MC-CA) empirical based on logistic regression specification. intended have simple, transparent structure allows user identify sources error. Forecasts made both entire area also specific corridor along State Highway 610 northwestern suburbs concludes with brief discussion limitations how they might meaningfully be expanded applied.