CLUE model
The CLUE model is a dynamic, spatially explicit, land use and land cover change model
The different versions of the CLUE model (CLUE, CLUE-s, Dyna-CLUE and CLUE-Scanner) are among the most frequently used land use models globally. Applications range from small regions to entire continents. The CLUE model is a flexible, generic land use modeling framework which allows scale and context specific specification for regional applications.
The model is distributed as freeware and can be downloaded together with tutorials through the link on this web-site. It is not possible to provide support on the application unless in the context of collaborative projects.
The original idea of the first CLUE model version was made by Tom Veldkamp and Louise Fresco and published in 1996. Later versions were created by Peter Verburg in collaboration with collegues at Wageningen University and worldwide. The CLUE-Scanner version is an implementation of the Dyna-CLUE version in DMS software of ObjectVision.
Core publications on the CLUE model include:
• Verburg, P.H. and Overmars, K.P., 2009. Combining top-down and bottom-up dynamics in land use modeling: exploring the future of abandoned farmlands in Europe with the Dyna-CLUE model. Landscape Ecology 24(9): 1167-1181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-009-9355-7
• Verburg, P.H., Berkel, D.v., Doorn, A.v., Eupen, M.v. and Heiligenberg, H.A.R.M.v., 2010. Trajectories of land use change in Europe: a model-based exploration of rural futures. Landscape Ecology 25(2): 217-232.
• Verburg, P.H., Eickhout, B., van Meijl, H. 2008. A multi-scale, multi-model approach for analyzing the future dynamics of European land use. Annals of Regional Science, 42(1): 57-77
• Verburg, P.H., Veldkamp, A., 2004. Projecting land use transitions at forest fringes in the Philippines at two spatial scales. Landscape Ecology 19 (1): 77-98 (2004)
• Verburg, P.H., Soepboer, W., Limpiada, R., Espaldon, M.V.O., Sharifa, M.A., Veldkamp, A. 2002 Modelling the spatial dynamics of regional land use: The CLUE-S model. Environmental Management, 30, 391-405.
• Verburg, P.H., de Koning, G.H.J., Kok, K., Veldkamp, A., Bouma, J. 1999. A spatial explicit allocation procedure for modelling the pattern of land use change based upon actual land use. Ecological Modelling, 116, 45-61.
• Veldkamp A, Fresco LO, 1996. CLUE-CR: an integrated multi-scale model to simulate land use change scenarios in Costa Rica. Ecol Model 91
Applications of the CLUE model have been made around the world in many different environments. Typical applications include the simulation of deforestation, land degradation, urbanization, land abandonment and integrated assessment of land cover change.
Examples of applications include:
• Verburg P.H., Overmars, K.P., Huigen, M.G.A., de Groot, W.T., Veldkamp A., 2006. Analysis of the effects of land use change on protected areas in the Philippines. Applied Geography, 26(2): 153-173
• Wassenaar, T., Gerber, P., Rosales, M., Ibrahim, M., Verburg, P.H., Steinfeld, H., 2007. Predicting land use changes in the Neotropics: the geography of pasture expansion into forest. Global Environmental Change, 17: 86-104.
• Castella, J.-C., Kam S.P., Quang D.D., Verburg, P.H., Hoanh, C.T., 2007 Combining top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of Land Use/Cover Change to support public policies: Application to sustainable management of natural resources in northern Vietnam. Land Use Policy 24(3): 531-545.
• Lin, Y-P., Hong, N-M., Wu, P-J., Wu, C-F., Verburg, P.H. 2007. Impacts of land use change scenarios on hydrology and land use patterns in the Wu-Tu watershed in Northern Taiwan. Landscape and Urban Planning 80: 111-126.
• Overmars, K.P., Verburg, P.H., Veldkamp, A. 2007. Comparison of a deductive and an inductive approach to specify land suitability in a spatially explicit land use model . Land Use Policy 24(3): 584-599.
• Lesschen, J.P., Kok, K., Verburg, P.H., Cammeraat, L.H. 2007. Identification of vulnerable areas for gully erosion under different scenarios of land abandonment in Southeast Spain. Catena 71: 110-121.
• Eggers, Jeannette; Tröltzsch, Katja; Falcucci, Alessandra; Maiorano, Luigi; Verburg, Peter; Framstad, Erik; Louette, Gerald; Maes, Dirk; Nagy, Szabolcs; Ozinga, Wim; Delbaere, Ben., 2009. Is biofuel policy harming biodiversity in Europe? Global Change Biology Bioenergy 1: 18-34.
• Hurkmans RTWL, Terink W, Uijlenhoet R, Moors EJ, Troch PA, Verburg PH (2009) Effects of land use changes on streamflow generation in the Rhine basin. Water Resources Research 45, W06405, doi:10.1029/2008WR007574.
• Britz W, Verburg PH, Leip A (2010) Modelling of land cover and agricultural change in Europe: Combining the CLUE and CAPRI-Spat approaches. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.03.008
• Trisurat, Y, Alkemade, R, Verburg, P 2010. Projecting Land-Use Change and Its Consequences for Biodiversity in Northern Thailand. Environ Manag 45:626-639
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