A utility-based suitability framework for integrated local-scale land-use modelling
Novel multi-sector framework for integrated local-scale land-use modeling. We apply deductive, theory-based and inductive, data-driven methods to describe land-use change. We incorporate hedonic pricing, net present value and statistics-based methods. Utility-based approaches outperform common statistics-based approaches in our Dutch case study. Output from other research methods can be incorporated to describe utility of land for other uses.
land-use modelling economic theory land suitability model validation