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Urban Growth in Metropolitan Regions Using Dynamic Modeling by Cellular Automata: A Comparative Analysis Between Brazil and Portugal

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study synthesizes the outcomes of land use changes obtained through the implementation of dynamic modeling by cellular automata across two metropolitan regions in Portugal and Brazil. The purpose is to analyze the primary findings acquired, considering the particularities of each nation and evaluate the potentialities of the used data. The study examined the metropolitan regions of MRRJ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and AMP (Porto, Portugal). Modifications were implemented in the DinamicaEgo software to the fundamental data representing static and dynamic variables for each context. The findings revealed a substantial increase of urban areas in the MRRJ, and the modeling demonstrated its applicability across the two contexts, considering the requisite modifications for the data accessible in each country.

Source: International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM)

DOI: 10.5220/0013205000003935

Authors: Elizabeth Souza, Antonio Gomes, Vandre Viegas

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade do Porto

Language: English

Topic: Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro