Can CA describe collective effects of polluting agents?

A. Troisi ()
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A. Troisi: Department of Industrial Engineering & Department of Physics, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 — Fisciano (SA), 84084, Italy

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2015, vol. 26, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Pollution represents one of the most relevant issues of our time. Several studies are on stage but, generally, they do not consider competitive effects, paying attention only to specific agents and their impact. In this paper, it is suggested a different scheme. At first, it is proposed a formal model of competitive noxious effects. Second, by generalizing a previous algorithm capable of describing urban growth, it is developed a cellular automata (CA) model that provides the effective impact of a variety of pollutants. The final achievement is a simulation tool that can model pollution combined effects and their dynamical evolution in relation to anthropized environments.

Keywords: Cellular automata; urban growth modeling; pollution simulation; complex systems dynamics; 05.45.-a; 02.50.-r; 02.70.-c; 89.60.-k (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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