Research Article

A Dynamic Urban Lake Area Evolution Model Based on Multilevel Grid, Cellular Automata, and Multiagent System

Table 5

Relationships between the government agent, the developer agent, and the resident agent.

AgentBehaviors and decision-makingsPriority levelStrengthIF

Government agentBalance economy and ecology; supervise major lakes.HighHigh
Real estate developer agentGo after economic benefit; filling in lakes to build.MiddleHigh
Resident agentSeek personal interests; reclaim land from lakes.LowWeak