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Toward the modeling of land use change: A spatial analysis using remote sensing and historical dataIt was hypothesized that the chronological observation of land use change could be shown to follow a predictable pattern and these patterns could be correlated with other statistical data to develop transition probabilities suitable for modeling purposes. A literature review and preliminary research, however, indicated a totally stochastic approach was not practical for simulating land use change and thus a more deterministic approach was adopted. The approach used assumes the determinants of the land use conversion process are found in the market place, where land transactions among buyers and sellers occur. Only one side of the market transaction process is studied, however, namely, the purchaser's desires in securing an ideal or suitable site. The problem was to identify the ideal qualities, quantities or attributes desired in an industrial site (or housing development), and to formulate a general algorithmic statement capable of identifying potential development sites. Research procedures involved developing a list of variables previously noted in the literature to be related to site selection and streamlining the list to a set suitable for statistical testing. A sample of 157 industries which have located (or relocated) in the 16-county Knoxville metropolitan region since 1950 was selected for industrial location analysis. Using NASA color infrared photography and Tennessee Valley Authority historical aerial photography, data were collected on the spatial characteristics of each industrial location event. These data were then subjected to factor analysis to determine the interrelations of variables.
Document ID
19760013524
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Honea, R. B. (Environmental and Regional Research Associates, Inc. Johnson City, TN, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1976
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
ERRA-73-48-Y
NASA-CR-144221
Accession Number
76N20612
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-30595
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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