This book provides an overview of recent developments and applications
of the Land Use Scanner model, which has been used in spatial planning
for well over a decade. Internationally recognized as among the best of
its kind, this versatile model can be applied at a national level for
trend extrapolation, scenario studies and optimization, yet can also be
employed in a smaller-scale regional context, as demonstrated by the
assortment of regional case studies included in the book. Alongside
these practical examples from the Netherlands, readers will find
discussion of more theoretical aspects of land-use models as well as an
assessment of various studies that aim to develop the Land-Use Scanner
model further.
Spanning the divide between the abstractions of land-use modelling and
the imperatives of policy making, this is a cutting-edge account of the
way in which the Land-Use Scanner approach is able to interrogate a
spectrum of issues that range from climate change to transportation
efficiency. Aimed at planners, researchers and policy makers who need to
stay abreast of the latest advances in land-use modelling techniques in
the context of planning practice, the book guides the reader through the
applications supported by current instrumentation. It affords the
opportunity for a wide readership to benefit from the extensive and
acknowledged expertise of Dutch planners, who have originated a host of
much-used models.
