Exploring The Potential of Geographic Information System and Agent-Based Model Integration For Urban Land Use Planning

Abstract

Applications of information and communication technology in urban planning such as the Geographic Information System, the Planning Support System and the Decision Support System have been widely realised by local authorities to enhance the provision of services to their local citizens and improve urban governance. Information systems technology embedded into spatial planning can be viewed as a solution for a local authority to migrate from their conventional working procedures to a computerized and automated systems environment to support the decision-making process. This paper will be exploring the evolution of agent-based modelling integration with geographic information systems technology in urban studies. An exploration of the previous study from various sources shows that research in agent-based model and geographic information system integration in urban studies began in early of 1990s and has continued since then with a significant increase in the 21st century. The usage of geographic information systems in modelling the real situation helps a decision maker with valuable spatial information on the system’s behaviour. In addition, the integration of geographic information systems and agent-based models will have a great impact on the process.