Abstract
Assessment of the Greater Dublin Region’s Development Using MOLAND Model
Track: Modeling
Author(s): Harutyun Shahumyan, Sheila Convery
Management strategies and tools are needed to mitigate the environmental impacts of urban areas. In the past few decades, researchers have made considerable progress in improving the capabilities and usefulness of GIS for urban management and policy evaluation. However, there are a lack of tools available to compare and contrast policy scenarios, particularly tools which integrate land use, transport and socio-economic variables. MOLAND is one such tool which has been developed to support decision-makers working within policy and planning development. It is a Cellular Automata based model sponsored by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. MOLAND uses layers created by ArcGIS and runs on a modelling framework, Geonamica© which allows dynamic integration of a variety of spatial models. The model has already been applied in over 20 territories in Europe and is currently being applied in Ireland by the Urban Environment Project funded by the Irish EPA.
Harutyun Shahumyan
UEP / UCD Urban Institute Ireland
Richview
Clonskeagh Drive
Dublin , Dublin 14
Ireland
Phone: +353 87 2755549
E-mail: harutyun.shahumyan@ucd.ie
Sheila Convery
Urban Environment Project
UCD Urban Institute Ireland
Richview, Clonskeagh Drive
Dublin , Dublin 14
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 716 2695
E-mail: Sheila.Convery@ucd.ie