Adapting the urban growth simulator software for it's use in the planning processes of the city of Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.5821/ace.v6i16.2522Keywords:
Urban growth, simulation, GIS.Abstract
Due to the complexity of cities, it is necessary to have tools that help us to understand them and anticipate unwanted future. Such tools must be designed according to the needs of each place where they will be applied. In 2002 the Applied Geography Laboratory of Kent State University developed the Urban Growth Simulator (UGS). It simulated growth scenarios of Northeast Ohio as a support to planning and evaluation of land use policies. In order to adapt it for its own needs the Municipal Institute of Research and Planning of Ensenada requested the source code of the UGS. This work tends to explain its original functionality and the purposes of modification. A simulation is applied to the agricultural valley of Ensenada, and results are shown trough maps and quantitative data of what could happen by applying various urban development policies. It concludes with further planned adaptations.Downloads
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