| Author | Pitan Singhasaneh |
| Call Number | AIT Diss. no.NR-91-01 |
| Subject(s) | DGIS (Computer program)
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| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor
of Engineering, School of Environment, resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Integrated development planning is generally understood to be an interdisciplinary
approach to the coordinated development of a regions' natural resources and infrastructure.
This study deals with model-based policy analysis, which is one of the principles and
practice of integrated land-use planning and natural resources management. This research
made an attempt to demonstrate the use of Pattaya's land use model to identify the effects of
different policies and controllable factors on the problematic behavior of real system. The
understanding of the system's behavior can assist us in better and improved decision
making in natural resource management and also lead us to rational procedures for
analyzing problems and making decisions.
Pattaya's model of land use change was built by the software called 'STELLA for
Business' on Macintosh computer. Changes can be made to the factors within the model
itself, or to the weights and scores used in defining suitability criteria of the map's
categories. The predicted land use maps can be displayed for us to investigate the causeeffect relationship of all changeable factors.
The study concluded the great potential of the new science of Geographic
Information Modelling System (GIMS). Regardless of the imperfectness of the model
itself, it is still valuable for the insights gained into the spatial dynamics of the growth and
decline of resort cities like Pattaya, and by extension, of any real resource-based settlement. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Dissertation ; no. NR-91-01 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Apisit Eiumnoh; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Lukens, John E. ;Demaine, Harvey ;Berwick, Stephen
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Australia; |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |