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Application of a Hybrid Cellular Automaton – Markov (CA-Markov) Model in Land-Use Change Prediction: A Case Study of Saddle Creek Drainage Basin, Florida

1School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2Department of Geography, P.N. Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

3Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL


Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2013, Vol. 1 No. 6, 126-132
DOI: 10.12691/aees-1-6-5
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education Publishing

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Praveen Subedi, Kabiraj Subedi, Bina Thapa. Application of a Hybrid Cellular Automaton – Markov (CA-Markov) Model in Land-Use Change Prediction: A Case Study of Saddle Creek Drainage Basin, Florida. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2013; 1(6):126-132. doi: 10.12691/aees-1-6-5.

Correspondence to: Praveen  Subedi, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Email: praveensubedi@ufl.edu

Abstract

We utilized spatio-temporal data to investigate the applicability of a hybrid (CA- Markov) model in predicting land-use change in Saddle Creek drainage basin in Florida. Agreement statistics (Kappa) between the actual land-use and that predicted by our model showed an acceptable level of prediction accuracy. This demonstrated the validity of the model in land-use change prediction in our study. Our model predicted a notable increase in the urban areas (47.3 % to 49.4%) and transportation facilities (3.7% to 5 %) from 2006 to 2015. On the contrary, agricultural areas are predicted to decline from 14.4 % to 12.3 % between these periods.

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