This paper demonstrates how satellite images and other geographic data can be used to predict land use. A cross-section model of land use is estimated with data for a region in central Mexico. Parameters from the model are used to examine the effects of reduced human activity. If variables that...

The use of Markov processes (or Markov chains) has become widespread in dynamic stochastic modeling. For example, its use is ubiquitous in macroeconomics (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium), finance (dynamic asset pricing), and areas of microeconomics (dynamic programming). As we discuss...

1. Introduction and Overview -- Urban growth theories -- Land use models -- The Georgia transportation planning land use model -- Summary -- 2. National and Regional Econometric Models -- Macro-econometric models -- The Georgia model -- Summary -- 3. Growth and Change in the Georgia Regional...