Rossetti, Lucimari A. F. G. [UNESP]Dos Anjos F. Pinto, Sergio [UNESP]De Almeida, Claudia Maria2014-05-272014-05-272013-08-15Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event 2013, JURSE 2013, p. 288-291.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/76277This paper analyzes land use change in Rio Claro City and its surroundings, located in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, in the period from 1988 to 1995, using air-borne digital imagery and a cellular automata model. The simulation experiment was carried out in the Dinamica EGO platform and the results revealed a constrained urban sprawl, resulting from both the densification of residential areas implemented in previous years and the economic recession that led to an internal financial crisis in Brazil during the early 1990s. The simulation outputs were validated using a multi-resolution procedure based on a fuzzy similarity index and showed a satisfactory fitness in relation to the historical reference data. © 2013 IEEE.288-291engCellular automata modelsEconomic RecessionFinancial crisisFuzzy similarityResidential areasSimulation outputsSpatial dynamic modelingUrban land-use changeAutomata theoryCellular automataFuzzy logicRemote sensingLand useTrabalho apresentado em eventoWOS:000325634500071Acesso aberto2-s2.0-84881326312