Land Use Scanner publications

This site contains all SPINlab’s Land Use Scanner publications. Other recent output for individual authors can be found at https://research.vu.nl/

Land Use Scanner documentation

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Claassens, J., Hilferink, M. T. A., Rijken, B. C., & Koomen, E., The financial feasibility of residential development options in the existing city. Spinlab Research Memorandum; SL-15, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 2019.

Claassens, J., & Koomen, E., Constructing high-resolution housing price indices for the Netherlands: Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-14. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 2017.

Diogo, V., Koomen, E, Kuhlman, T. (2015) An economic theory-based explanatory model of agricultural land-use patterns: The Netherlands as a case study. Agricultural Systems 139: 1-16.

Diogo, V., Koomen, E., Kuhlman, T., Implementation of an economic valuation module in the Land Use Scanner model. Report for PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency., Amsterdam, 2013.

Kuhlman, T., Verburg, R., van Dijk, J., Phan-Drost, N., Biomass on peat soils? Feasibility of bio energy production under a climate change scenario. Chapter 6, in: Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J. (eds.), Land-use modelling in planning practice. GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J., Land-use modelling in planning practice, GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Koomen, E., Hilferink, M., Borsboom-van Beurden, J., Introducing Land Use Scanner. Chapter 1, in: Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J. (eds.), Land-use modelling in planning practice. GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Koomen, E., Rietveld, P., Dekkers, J.E.C., Towards an integrated approach for incorporating socio-economic and biophysical processes in local scale land-use modelling, Abstract European Regional Science Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 30 August – 3 September, 2011.

Koomen, E., Rijken, B., Zondag, B., Simulating residential land-use density, Paper presented at the Complex City Workshop, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 5-6 December, 2011.

Koekoek, A., Koomen, E., Loonen, W., van Dijk, J., Simulation of future land use for developing a regional spatial strategy; the case of the Province of Overijssel. Chapter 7, in: Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J. (eds.), Land-use modelling in planning practice. GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Koomen, E., Bouwman, A., van den Burg, A., Lessons learned from using land-use simulation in regional planning. Chapter 8, in: Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J. (eds.), Land-use modelling in planning practice. GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., De drijvende kracht van mobiliteit, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-09, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2011.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Integration of present and future accessibility levels as spatially continuous utility factors in Land Use Scanner, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-10, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2011.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Rietveld, P., Explaining land-use transition in a segmented land market; potential input for Land Use Scanner. Chapter 9, in: Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J. (eds.), Land-use modelling in planning practice. GeoJournal Library Vol. 101, Springer, Dordrecht, 2011.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Externalities, land use planning and urban expansion, Ph.D. thesis, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2010.

van der Hoeven, E.M.M.M., Aerts, J., van der Klis, H., Koomen, E., An Integrated Discussion Support System for New Dutch Flood Risk Management Strategies. Chapter 8, in: Geertman, S., Stillwell, J.C.H. (eds.), Planning Support Systems: Best Practices and New Methods. GeoJournal library, Springer, Berlin, 2009.

Loonen, W., Koomen, E., Calibration and validation of the Land Use Scanner allocation algorithms, PBL publication number 550026002, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bilthoven, 2009.

Koomen, E., Hilferink, M., Development of modelling tools for land use projections for large European areas; interim technical report, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2009.

Rodríguez, J., Omtzigt, A.Q.A., Koomen, E., de Blois, F.S., 3D Visualisations in simulations of future land use: exploring the possibilities of new, standard visualisation tools, International Journal of Digital Earth, 1 (1), pp.148-154, 2008.
Remarks: Click here for the abstract.

Koomen, E., De evaluatie van landschap in ruimtegebruiksimulatie, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-08, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2008.

Bubeck, P., Koomen, E., The use of quantitative evaluation measures in land-use change projections. An inventory of indicators available in the Land Use Scanner, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-07, Amsterdam, 2008.

Aerts, J., Sprong, T., Bannink, B., Bessembinder, J., Koomen, E., Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., van der Hoeven, E.M.M.M., Huitema, D., van ’t Klooster, S., Veraart, J., Walraven, A., Jonkman, S.N., Maaskant, B., Bouwer, L.M., De Bruijn, K., Oosterveld, E., Schuurman, H., Peters, K., Ottevanger, W., Immerzeel, W., Droogers, P., Kwadijk, J., Kind, J., Voogt, L., Van der Klis, H., Dellink, R., Affolter, F., Bubeck, Ph., van der Meulen, M., de Lange, G., Bregman, B., van den Brink, H., Buiteveld, H., Drijfhout, S., Feijt, A., Hazeleger, W., van den Hurk, B., Katsman, C., Kattenberg, A., Lenderink, G., Meijgaard, E., Siegmund, P., de Wit, M., Naples, M., Aandacht voor Veiligheid, Leven met Water, Klimaat voor Ruimte, DG Water, Rapportnummer: 009/2008, 2008.

Rodríguez, J., Omtzigt, A.Q.A., Koomen, E., de Blois, F.S., 3D Visualisations in simulations of future land use: exploring the possibilities of new, standard visualisation tools. Paper presented at the Joint Workshop on Visualization and Exploration of Geospatial Data, ISPRS/ICA/DGfK, in: ISPRS/ICA/DGfK 2007, Stuttgart, Germany, 27-29 June, 2007.

Loonen, W., Koomen, E., Kuijpers-Linde, M., Calibrating and validating the Land Use Scanner algorithms, in: paper presented at the 15TH European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, ECTQG 2007, Montreux, Switzerland, 7-11 September, 2007.

Loonen, W., Koomen, E., Verburg, P., Kuijpers-Linde, M., Land Use MOdeling System (LUMOS): A Toolbox for Land Use Modeling. Definitiestudie, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-03, Amsterdam, 2006.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., De rol van sectorale inputmodellen in ruimtegebruiksimulatie: Onderzoek naar de modellenketen voor de LUMOS toolbox, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-05, Amsterdam, 2006.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Grondprijzen, geschiktheidskaarten en instelling van parameters in het ruimtegebruiksimulatiemodel Ruimtescanner – Technisch achtergrondrapport bij het Project Ruimtelijke Beelden, MNP rapport, 550016005, Bilthoven, 2005.

Rietveld, P., Koomen, E., De “discrete choice” theorie voor ruimtegebruikmodellering, de economische achtergrond van de Ruimtescanner, in: verslag Lumos symposium, Thema: Landgebruiksmodellering voor beleidsondersteuning, Lumos symposium, Bilthoven, 18 February, 2004.

Koomen, E., De Ruimtescanner verkend; kwaliteitsaspecten van het informatiesysteem Ruimtescanner, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-01/Ruimtelijk Planbureau, Amsterdam/Den Haag, 2002.
Remarks: An indepth discussion of data quality and model issues of the Land Use Scanner

Scholten, H.J., van de Velde, R.J., Borsboom-van Beurden, J.A.M., Ruimtescanner: informatiesysteem voor de lange termijn verkenning van ruimtegebruik, Nederlandse Geografische Studies, Utrecht/Amsterdam, 2001.
Remarks: Comprehensive description of the Land Use Scanner information system, early validation and calibration efforts, the first practical applications and theoretical backgrounds

Hilferink, M., Rietveld, P., Land Use Scanner: an integrated GIS-based model for long term projections of land use in urban and rural areas, Journal of Geographical Systems, 1 (2), pp.155-177, 1999.
Remarks: This paper describes the structure of the Land Use Scanner, with emphasis on its mathematical formulation.

Hilferink, M., Rietveld, P., Land Use Scanner: an integrated GIS-based model for long term projections of land use in urban and rural areas, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, Amsterdam/Rotterdam, 1998.
Remarks: This paper describes the structure of the Land Use Scanner, with emphasis on its mathematical formulation.

Schotten, C.G.J., van de Velde, R.J., Scholten, H.J., Boersma, W.T., Hilferink, M., Ransijn, M., Rietveld, P., Zut, R., De Ruimtescanner, geïntegreerd ruimtelijk informatiesysteem voor de simulatie van toekomstig ruimtegebruik, RIVM rapport, 711901002, Bilthoven, 1997.

Dutch Applications

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Claassens, J. Koomen, E., Rijken, B. (2020) Linking socio-economic and biophysical dynamics in spatial planning (2020). Chapter 25 in Geertman, S., and Stillwell, J.C.H. (eds.) Handbook on Planning Support Science. Edward Elgar Publishers:383-396.

Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Broitman, D. (2018) Analysing and simulating urban density; Exploring the difference between policy ambitions and actual trends in the Netherlands. Chapter 7 in: Thill, J-C (ed.) Spatial Analysis and Location Modeling in Urban and Regional Systems. Advances in Geographic Information Science Series, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg: 145-171.

Claassens, J., Koomen, E., & Rijken, B. C., Actualisering landgebruiksimulatie Deltascenario’s: Achtergronddocument bij Ruimtescanner inzet. Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-12, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 2017.

Koomen, E., Diogo, V. (2017) Assessing potential future urban heat island patterns following climate scenarios, socio-economic developments and spatial planning strategies. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 22 (2): 287-306

Rijken, B., Bemmel, B. van, Koomen, E., Sink or swim: exploring the social cost and benefits of water management policies in delta regions in the context of climate change, Abstract and presentation at the 55th ERSA congress, 25-28 August 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. 2015.

Koomen, E., Diogo, V., Dekkers, J.E.C., Rietveld P., A utility-based suitability framework for integrated local-scale land-use modelling, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 50, pp.1-14, 2015.

Diogo, V., Koomen, E., Integrating utility-based land-use simulation and local cost-benefit analysis tools to support climate change adaptation and regional development strategies, Abstract and presentation at the Brussels Sustainable Development Summit (BSDS), October 19-20 2015, Brussels, Belgium. 2015.

van Dijk, B.C., Erop of erover; Introductie op het nieuwe waterveiligheidsbeleid, Bachelor thesis Earth and Economics, VU University, Amsterdam, 2014.
Remarks: This thesis applies SPINlab output in an assessment of the efficiency of new flood management strategies

Schaeffer,M., De invloed van het veranderend landgebruik op de hydrologie, Master thesis UNIGIS MSc in Geographical Information Science, VU University, Amsterdam, 2014.

Koomen, E., Rijken, B., Recent applications of a land-use change model in support of sustainable urban development, in: Lee,D.B., Dias,E.S., Scholten,H.J. (eds.), Geodesign by integrating Design and Geospatial Sciences, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2014.

Olijve, I., Ruimtelijke veranderingen in de glastuinbouw, Bachelor thesis Earth and Economics, VU University Amsterdam, 2013.

Kuhlman, T., Diogo, V., Koomen, E., Exploring the potential of reed as a bioenergy crop in the Netherlands, Biomass and Bioenergy, 55, pp.41-52, 2013.

Olsthoorn, J., Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Ruimtelijke verkenning Veenkoloniën 2040, Deelrapport Geodan Next, in opdracht van Stuurgroep Agenda voor de Veenkoloniën, Geodan Next, Amsterdam, 2011.

Koomen, E., Koekoek, A., Dijk, E., Simulating Land-use Change in a Regional Planning Context, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 4 (4), pp.223-247, 2011.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Koomen, E., A GIS-assisted method for defining an integrated vision of a climate proof Groningen, in: Painho, M., Santos, M.Y., Pundt, H. (eds.), Geospatial Thinking; Proceedings of AGILE 2010, The 13th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Guimarães, Portugal, 2010.

van den Bergh, D., Berendsen, R., Gerritsen, M., Mes, R., van Nistelrooij, H., Koomen, E., Loonen, W., Ruimtelijke klimaatscan; Methodiek ontwikkeling, case Zuid Holland, Xplorelab, provincie Zuid Holland, Den Haag, 2009.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Koomen, E., Roggema, R., Integratie van sectorale adaptatiemaatregelen voor een klimaatbestendige provincie Groningen, in: Abstractbundel PBL Ruimteconferentie 2009, PBL Ruimteconferentie ’09, Rotterdam, 3 November, 2009.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Koomen, E., Roggema, R., Towards an integrated vision of a climateproof Groningen, Report for the province of Groningen, Groningen, 2009.

van der Hoeven, E.M.M.M., Koomen, E., Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Beknopte beschrijving van sociaaleconomische scenario’s voor het jaar 2100, Studie in het kader van het project Aandacht voor Veiligheid, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2008.

GIS magazineKoomen, E., van der Hoeven, E.M.M.M., De toekomst in kaart; simulaties van veranderend ruimtegebruik, GIS magazine, 6 (1), pp.6-8, 2008.

AGILE 2008Koomen, E., Loonen, W., Hilferink, M., Climate-change adaptations in land-use planning; a scenario-based approach, in: Bernard, L., Friis-Christensen, A., Pundt, H. (eds.), The European Information Society; Taking Geoinformation Science One Step Further. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Springer, Berlin, 2008.
Remarks: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography Series

Koomen, E., van der Hoeven, E.M.M.M., The Netherlands climate proof; what will the country look like in 2040?, Geoinformatics, 11 (5), pp.26-27, 2008.

Koomen, E., Loonen, W., Koekoek, A., Beschrijving en uitwisseling regionale Ruimtescanner toepassingen, Geodan Next, Amsterdam, 2008.

Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Koomen, E., Globale ruimtelijke evaluatie van veiligheidsstrategieën. Achtergrond rapport voor de studie Aandacht voor Veiligheid, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2008.

Riedijk, A., van Wilgenburg, R., Koomen, E., Borsboom-van Beurden, J.A.M., Integrated scenarios of socio-economic and climate change; a framework for the ‘Climate changes Spatial Planning’ program, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-06, Amsterdam, 2007.

Koomen, E., Loonen, W., Kuijpers-Linde, M., Localising the land-use impact of global climate change; integration of sector-specific adaptation measures with the Land Use Scanner, in: Addink, E., Barendregt, A., Ettema, D., Karssenberg, D., de Nijs, T. (eds.), Framing Land Use Dynamics II – abstractbook. International conference, FLUD-II, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 18-20 April, 2007.

Kuiper, R., Borsboom, J., Bouwman, A., Kuijpers-Linde, M., Loonen, W., Ruimtelijk beeld trendscenario 2040: Waarheen met Nederland?, NovaTerra, 6 (3), pp.26-29, 2006.

Kuhlman, T., Tabeau, A., Gaaff, A., van Tongeren, F., Dekkers, J.E.C., Future land-use change in the Netherlands: an analysis based on a chain of models, Agrarwirtschaft, 55 (5/6), pp.238-247, 2006.

Koomen, E., De toekomstige inrichting van Nederland, Klimaatmagazine, september, pp.27, 2006.

Kuhlman, T., Tabeau, A., Gaaff, A., van Tongeren, F., Dekkers, J.E.C., Linking models in land use simulation: Application of the Land Use Scanner to changes in agricultural area, in: Proceedings of the 45th congress of the European Regional Science Association, 45th congress of the European Regional Science Association, Amsterdam, 23-27 August, 2005.

Koomen, E., De toekomst van Noord-Holland; simulatie van veranderend ruimtegebruik met de Ruimtescanner, Agroinformatica, 2005 (2), pp.17-21, 2005.

Koomen, E., Kuhlman, T., Groen, J., Bouwman, A., Simulating the future of agricultural land use in the Netherlands, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 96 (2), pp.218-224, 2005.

Koomen, E., Kuhlman, T., Loonen, W., Ritsema van Eck, J., De Ruimtescanner in ‘Ruimte voor landbouw’; data- en modelaanpassingen, Spinlab Research Memorandum SL-02, Amsterdam, 2005.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., Simulations of Future Land Use for Water Management: Assessing the suitability for scenario-based modelling, in: Proceedings of the 45th congress of the European Regional Science Association, 45th congress of the European Regional Science Association, Amsterdam, 23-27 August, 2005.

Borsboom-van Beurden, J.A.M., Boersma, W.T., Bouwman, A.A., Crommentuijn, L.E.M., Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., Ruimtelijke Beelden – Visualisatie van een veranderd Nederland in 2030, RIVM rapport, 550016003, Bilthoven, 2005.
Remarks: There are two links: one to the report (RIVM) and one to a newspaper article related to the report

Rietveld, P., Wagtendonk, A.J., The location of new residential areas and the preservation of open space; experiences in the Netherlands, Environment and Planning A, 11 (46), 2004.

Koomen, E., Evaluating land use simulations: the application of policy related functional indicators in Dutch studies of future land use, in: Integrated Assessment of the Land System; The Future of Land Use, Proceedings of an International Workshop, Department of Environmental Sciences Wageningen University/ Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 28-30 October, 2004.
Remarks: Report number: W-05/04 Department of Environmental Sciences Wageningen University/ Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) Vrije Universiteit

Koomen, E., Groen, J., Toekomstig ruimtegebruik in kaart; model en ontwerpbenaderingen voor het simuleren van ruimtegebruik, Stedebouw en Ruimtelijke Ordening, 85 (4), 2004.

Koomen, E., Groen, J., Evaluating future urbanisation patterns in the Netherlands, in: Proceedings of the 44th congress of the European Regional Science Association, 44th congress of the European Regional Science Association, Porto, 25-29 August, 2004.

Groen, J., Koomen, E., Ritsema van Eck, J., Piek, M., Scenario’s in kaart; Model- en ontwerpbenaderingen voor toekomstig ruimtegebruik, RPB rapport, Nai Uitgevers, Rotterdam, 2004.

de Nijs, T., Boersma, W., Koomen, E., Validation of the Dutch Land Use MOdelling System (LUMOS), in: Integrated Assessment of the Land System; The Future of Land Use, Proceedings of an International Workshop, Department of Environmental Sciences Wageningen University/ Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 28-30 October, 2004.
Remarks: Report number: W-05/04 Department of Environmental Sciences Wageningen University/ Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) Vrije Universiteit

Kuhlman, T., Koomen, E., Groen, J., Bouwman, A., Simulating agricultural land use change in the Netherlands, paper presented at the international workshop “Transition in agriculture and future land use patterns”, 1-3 December, 2003.

Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Landgebruikssimulatie voor Droogtestudie RIZA – Aanvullende scenario-uitwerking, RIZA werkdocument, 2003.141x, Lelystad, 2003.

Koomen, E., Groen, J., Borsboom-van Beurden, J., Kuhlman, T., Rural land use dynamics, in: Dijst, M., Schot, P., de Jong, K. (eds.), Reviewed abstracts of the Framing Land Use Dynamics conference, Framing Land Use Dynamics, Utrecht, 16-18 April, 2003.

Groen, J., Kuhlman, J., Koomen, E., Hoofdstuk 4 Landbouw, in: Gordijn, H., Derksen, W., Groen, J., Pálsdóttir, L., Piek, M., Pieterse, N., Snellen, D. (eds.), De ongekende ruimte verkend, Nai Uitgevers, Rotterdam, 2003.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., Vlaanderen, N., Peereboom, I., Simulation of future land use for water management, in: Dijst, M., Schot, P., de Jong, K. (eds.), Reviewed abstracts of the Framing Land Use Dynamics conference, Framing Land Use Dynamics, Utrecht, 16-18 April, 2003.

Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Landgebruikssimulatie voor Droogtestudie RIZA – Basisscenario-uitwerking, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2002.

Koomen, E., Groen, J., Borsboom, J., Scholten, H.J., Modelling the fragmentation of open space, a framework for assessing the impact of land use change on open space, in: Proceedings of the 42nd congress of the European Regional Science Association, 42nd congress of the European Regional Science Association, Dortmund, Germany, 2002.

Koomen, E., Buurman, J.J.G., Economic theory and land prices in land use modelling, in: Proceedings of 5th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, 5th AGILE Conference on GIS, Palma Balearic Islands, Spain, 2002.
Remarks: Comparison of the land prices in the Land Use Scanner model with real world land prices.

Schotten, C.G.J., Goetgeluk, R., Hilferink, M., Rietveld, P., Scholten, H.J., Residential construction, land use and the environment. Simulations for The Netherlands using a GIS-based land use model, Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 6, pp.133-143, 2001.

Schotten, C.G.J., Goetgeluk, R., Hilferink, M., Rietveld, P., Scholten, H.J., Residential construction, land use and the environment. Simulations for The Netherlands using a GIS-based land use model, Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 6, pp.133-143, 2001.
Remarks: Describes the simulation of future land use and its possible environmental impact in a reference study for policy development.

Wagtendonk, A.J., Rietveld, P., Ruimtelijke ontwikkelingen woningbouw Nederland 1980 – 1995; Een historisch-kwantitatieve analyse van de ruimtelijke ontwikkelingen in de woningbouw 1980 – 1995 ter ondersteuning van de Omgevings-effectrapportage Vijfde Nota Ruimtelijke Ordening, internal VU report, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2000.

Scholten, H.J., van de Velde, R.J., Rietveld, P., Hilferink, M., Spatial information infrastructure for scenario planning: the development of a land use planner for Holland, in: Stillwell, J.C.H., Geertman, S., Openshaw, S. (eds.), Geographical Information and Planning, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

van de Velde, R.J., Schotten, C.G.J., van de Waals, J.F.M., Boersma, W.T., Oude Munnik, J.M., Ransijn, M., De Ruimteclaims en ruimtelijke ontwikkelingen in de zoekgebieden voor de toekomstige nationale luchtvaartinfrastructuur (TNLI); Quick scan met Ruimtescanner, RIVM rapport, 711901024, Bilthoven, 1997.

Schotten, C.G.J., Boersma, W.T., Groen, J., van de Velde, R.J., Simulatie van de ruimtelijke perspectieven 2030, RIVM rapport, 711901004, Bilthoven, 1997.

International Applications

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Koomen, E., Bemmel, M.S. van, Huystee, J. van, Andree, B.P.J., Ferdinand, P.A., Rijn, F. van. (2023) An integrated global model of local urban development and population change. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 100: 101935. 

Batista, F., Lavalle, C., Koomen, E., A procedure to obtain a refined European land use/cover map, Journal of Land Use Science, 8 (3), pp.255-283, 2013.

de Moel. H., Koks, E.E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Lassche, M.R., Bouwer, L.M., Methods for future land-use projections for Flanders, Second Valorisation Report of the CcASPAR Project, Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam, 2012.

Verburg, P.H., Lesschen, J.P., Koomen, E., Perez-Soba, M., Simulating land use policies targeted to protect biodiversity in Europe with the CLUE-Scanner model, in: Trisurat, Y., Shrestha, R.P., Alkemade, R. (eds.), Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity Modeling: Perspectives and Applications, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2011.

te Linde, A.H., Bubeck, P., Dekkers, J.E.C., de Moel, H., Aerts, J.C.J.H., Future flood risk estimates along the river Rhine, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11, pp.459-473, 2011.

Mubareka, S., Koomen, E., Estreguil, C., Lavalle, C., Development of a composite index of urban compactness for land use modelling applications, Landscape and Urban Planning, 103 (3-4), pp.303-317, 2011.

Lavalle, C., Baranzelli, C., Batista e Silva, F., Mubareka, S., Rocha Gomes, C., Koomen, E., Hilferink, M., A High Resolution Land use/cover Modelling Framework for Europe: introducing the EU-ClueScanner100 model, in: Murgante, B., Gervasi, O., Iglesias, A., Taniar, D., Apduhan, B.O. (eds.), Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2011, Part I, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 2011.

Koomen, E., Improvement of the land allocation in the EUClueScanner100 model, Final Report to the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2011.

Snelder, M., Land use modelling of Austria with the EuClueScanner; Calibration and validation of explanatory factors, Bachelor thesis Earth and Economics, VU University Amsterdam, 2010.

Perez-Soba, M., Verburg, P.H., Koomen, E., Hilferink, M., Benito, P., Lesschen, J.P., Banse, M., Woltjer, G., Eickhout, B., Prins, A.-G., Staritsky, I., Land use modelling – implementation; Preserving and enhancing the environmental benefits of land-use services, Final report to the European Commission, DG Environment, Alterra Wageningen UR/ Geodan Next/ Object Vision/ BIOS/ LEI and PBL, Wageningen, 2010.
Remarks: The executive summary can be found here.

Koomen, E., Hilferink, M., Van der Beek, M., Perez-Soba, M., Verburg, P.H., EU-ClueScanner tutorial; using the 1km application for DG Environment, Geodan Next, Amsterdam, 2010.

Koomen, E., Diogo, V., Hilferink, M., van der Beek, M., EU-ClueScanner100m; model description and validation results. Commissioned by EC-JRC, project reference: IES/H/2008/01/11/NC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2010.

Hoymann, J., Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Phan-Drost, N., Pilz, H., Hewing, M., Manual ElbeScanner. Simulating residential land use changes in scenarios, Report project GLOWA-Elbe III, TU Berlin/VU University, Berlin/Amsterdam, 2010.

Hoymann, J., Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., Scenarios der Siedlungsflachenentwicklung im Elbeeinzugsgebiet, chapter 2.5, in: Wechsung, F., Hartje, V., Kaden, S., Behrendt, H., Hansjürgens, B., Gräfe, P. (eds.), Wirkungen des globalen Wandels auf den Wasserkreislauf im Elbegebiet–Risiken und Optionen. PIK Report, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, 2010.

Hoymann, J., Koomen, E., Dekkers, J.E.C., Tool Land Use Scanner. Dokumentation und Hilfe. In: DHI-WASY (Hrsg,): Handbuch der Elbe Expert Toolbox. Manual und Online Hilfe, 2010.

Dekkers, J.E.C., Koomen, E., Land-use simulation for water management: application of the Land Use Scanner model in two large-scale scenario-studies, in: Koomen, E., Stillwell, J.C.H., Bakema, A., Scholten, H.J. (eds.), Modelling land-use change; progress and applications, GeoJournal Library, Springer, Dordrecht, 2007.

Wagtendonk, A.J., Julião, R.P., Schotten, C.G.J., A regional Planning Application of EuroScanner in Portugal, in: Stillwell, J.C.H., Scholten, H.J. (eds.), Land use simulation for Europe, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2001.
Remarks: Book can be ordered through the publisher. This book also contains a lot of other interesting chapters on the simulations of Europe’s land use.

Stillwell. J.C.H., Scholten, H.J., Land Use Simulation for Europe, GeoJournal Library, ( ), Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2001.

Schotten, C.G.J., Heunks, C., Wagtendonk, A.J., Buurman, J.J.G., de Zeeuw, C.J., Kramer, H., Boersma, W.T., Simulating Europe in the 21th century, NRSP-2 report 00-22, Delft, 2001.

Schotten, C.G.J., Heunks, C., A national planning application of Euroscanner in the Netherlands, in: Stillwell, J.C.H., Scholten, H.J. (eds.), Land use simulation for Europe, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2001.
Remarks: Book can be ordered through the publisher. This book also contains a lot of other interesting chapters on the simulations of Europe’s land use.

Rietveld, P., Scholten, H.J., Stillwell, J.C.H., EuroScanner: A Simulation Model for Land Use Change in Europe, in: Stillwell, J.C.H., Scholten, H.J. (eds.), Land use simulation for Europe, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2001.
Remarks: Book can be ordered through the publisher. This book also contains a lot of other interesting chapters on the simulations of Europe’s land use.

Buurman, J.J.G., Wagtendonk, A., EuroScanner: Land use simulation in Europe, in: Proceedings of UDMS 2000, 22nd Urban and Regional Data Management Symposium, UDMS 2000, Delft, 2000.

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De Kleijn, M., Beijaard, F., Koomen, E., Van Lanen, R. (2018) Simulating past land use patterns: The impact of the Romans on the Lower-Rhine delta in the first century AD. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 20: 244-256.

Pontius Jr., R.G., Castella, J.-C., De Nijs, T., Duan, Z., Fotsing, E., Goldstein, N., Kok, K., Koomen, E., Lippitt, C.D., McConnell, W., Mohd Sood, A., Pijanowski, B.C., Veldkamp, A.T. and Verburg, P.H. (2018) Lessons and challenges in land change modeling derived from synthesis of cross-case comparisons. Chapter in: Behnisch, M. and Meinel, G. (eds.) Trends in spatial analysis and modelling. Geotechnologies and the Environment Series, vol. 19. Springer Cham, pp.134-164.

van der Beek, M., Lassche, M.R., Molendijk, M.A., Spatial Implications of New Road Infrastructure for the Use of Land and Resources in Suriname: Land use Scanner. Chapter 4, in: van Dijck, P. (eds.), Cuadernos del CEDLA – What is the Future for Amazonia? Socio-Economic and Environmental Transformation and the Role of Road Infrastructure, WWF/CEDLA, 2013.

Molendijk, M.A., van der Beek, M., Lassche, M.R., Spatial implications on land and resources of new road infrastructure in Suriname: land use scanner, in: van Dijck, P., Wallis, M. (eds.), Handleiding bij seminars en trainingen over planning en beleid voor optimal landgebruik in het kader van grootschalige infrastructurele werken in Suriname, WWF/CEDLA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2013.

Lassche, M.R., Molendijk, M.A., Geologie van Suriname, een voorstudie voor Land Use Scanner applicatie, in: van Dijck, P., Wallis, M. (eds.), Handleiding bij seminars en trainingen over planning en beleid voor optimal landgebruik in het kader van grootschalige infrastructurele werken in Suriname, WWF/CEDLA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2013.

Koomen, E., Jacobs-Crisioni, C.G.W., Ruimtegebruiksimulatie in de regionale beleidspraktijk, Rooilijn, 44 (4), pp.284-291, 2011.

Jolly, C.A.G., Ruimtegebruiksmodellen. Een studie naar de impact van wegen in relatie tot verandering in de ruimte in Suriname, Bachelor thesis Earth and Economics, VU University, Amsterdam, 2010.