Search Results - "Castella, J.C"

Science for action at the local landscape scale by Opdam, Paul, Nassauer, Joan Iverson, Wang, Zhifang, Albert, Christian, Bentrup, Gary, Castella, Jean-Christophe, McAlpine, Clive, Liu, Jianguo, Sheppard, Stephen, Swaffield, Simon

“…For landscape ecology to produce knowledge relevant to society, it must include considerations of human culture and behavior, extending beyond the natural…”
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Comparison of Three Maps at Multiple Resolutions: A Case Study of Land Change Simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam by Pontius, Robert Gilmore, Peethambaram, Smitha, Castella, Jean-Christophe

“…Geographic modelers frequently compare maps of observed land transitions to maps of simulated land transitions to relate the patterns in reference maps to the…”
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Comparing the input, output, and validation maps for several models of land change by Pontius, Robert Gilmore, Boersma, Wideke, Castella, Jean-Christophe, Clarke, Keith, de Nijs, Ton, Dietzel, Charles, Duan, Zengqiang, Fotsing, Eric, Goldstein, Noah, Kok, Kasper, Koomen, Eric, Lippitt, Christopher D., McConnell, William, Mohd Sood, Alias, Pijanowski, Bryan, Pithadia, Snehal, Sweeney, Sean, Trung, Tran Ngoc, Veldkamp, A. Tom, Verburg, Peter H.

“…This paper applies methods of multiple resolution map comparison to quantify characteristics for 13 applications of 9 different popular peer-reviewed land…”
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Participatory simulation of land-use changes in the northern mountains of Vietnam: the combined use of an agent-based model, a role-playing game, and a geographic information system by Castella, J.C, Trung, N.H, Boissau, S

“…In Vietnam, the remarkable economic growth that resulted from thedoi moi(renovation) reforms was based largely on the rural households that had become the new…”
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Combination of process-oriented and pattern-oriented models of land-use change in a mountain area of Vietnam by Castella, J.C, Verburg, P.H

“…The tools and methods developed by different scientific communities to simulate the dynamics of land use have emphasised either processes or patterns of…”
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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 by Castella, Jean-Christophe, Pheng Kam, Suan, Dinh Quang, Dang, Verburg, Peter H., Thai Hoanh, Chu

“…Over recent years, the scientific community has developed different modelling methodologies of land use/cover change (LUCC) depending on their intended use,…”
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Development of a Village-Level Livelihood Monitoring Tool: A Case-Study in Viengkham District, LAO PDR: Mise au point d'un outil de suivi-évaluation des moyens de subsistance à l'échelle d'un village. Etude de cas dans le district de Viengkham, Laos by Belcher, B., Bastide, F., Castella, J.C., Boissiere, M.

“…Effective monitoring is a fundamental requirement for adaptive management. The need for better tools for monitoring livelihoods is particularly acute. A simple…”
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Development of a village-level livelihood monitoring tool: a case-study in Viengkham District, Lao PDR by BELCHER, B., BASTIDE, F., CASTELLA, J.C., BOISSIERE, M.

“…Effective monitoring is a fundamental requirement for adaptive management. The need for better tools for monitoring livelihoods is particularly acute. A simple…”
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Agrarian transition and lowland–upland interactions in mountain areas in northern Vietnam: application of a multi-agent simulation model by Castella, Jean-Christophe, Boissau, Stanislas, Trung, Tran Ngoc, Quang, Dang Dinh

“…The agrarian transition that accompanied the decollectivisation of agriculture in the northern Vietnam uplands challenges traditional approaches to land use…”
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Using multi-agent systems in a companion modelling approach for agro-ecosystem management in South-east Asia by Bousquet, F, Castella, J.C, Trebuil, G, Barnaud, C, Boissau, S, Kam, S.P

“…This paper describes research using multi-agent systems as a companion modelling tool to address key issues related to agroecosystem management in northern…”
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Using multi-agent systems in a companion modelling approach for agroecosystem management in South-east Asia. Outlook on Agriculture by Bousquet, François, Bousquet, F., J.C., Castella, Trébuil, G., Barnaud, C., Boissau, S., S.P. ., Kam

“…This paper describes research using multi-agent systems as a companion modelling tool to address key issues related to agroecosystem management in northern…”
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The SAMBA Role Play Game in Northern Vietnam: An Innovative Approach to Participatory Natural Resource Management by Boissau, Stanislas, Lan Anh, Hoang, Castella, Jean-Christophe

“…The present article describes an experiment using the SAMBA role play game as a research tool in Bac Kan province of Vietnam, in the framework of the Mountain…”
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A systems approach to understanding obstacles to effective implementation of IPM in Thailand: key issues for the cotton industry by Castella, Jean-Christophe, Jourdain, Damien, Trébuil, Guy, Napompeth, Banpot

“…A comprehensive study of the history of cotton production in Thailand shows the causes of its collapse. Crop protection problems are regarded as major driving…”
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Facilitating the diffusion of alternative cropping systems for mountain agriculture in Vietnam by Castella, J.C, Eguienta, Y.K, Hieu, T.T

“…In the mountain areas of Northern Vietnam, the past decade was marked by rapid changes in agricultural production systems. Under the new land policies, some…”
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