This folder includes the accompanying resources for the chatper. For full book details, see: http://www.abmgis.org/.
This model is a partial reimplementation (i.e. without Self Modification) of the Urban Growth Model that was developed by Clarke et al. (1997) called SLEUTH. This model explores urban growth and urbanization process.
The region of study is Santa Fe, New Mexico. The data was obtained from The National Map. The model demonstrates how several raster layers can be used to initialize a NetLogo model.
Below is the graphical user interface of the model:
Click on the image below to see a YouTube movie of the model:
Clarke, K. C., S. Hoppen, and L. J. Gaydos (1997). A Self-Modifying Cellular Automaton Model of Historical Urbanization in the San Francisco Bay Area. Environment and Planning B 24(2), 247–261.
More infoation about the orignal model can be found at: http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/projects/gig/index.html