@article{fdi:010037960,
  title = {{C}ombining top-down and, bottom-up modelling approaches of land use/cover change to support public policies: {A}pplication to sustainable management of natural resources in northern {V}ietnam},
  author = {{C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {K}am, {S}. {P}. and {Q}uang, {D}. {D}. and {V}erburg, {P}. {H}. and {H}oanh, {C}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ver recent years, the scientific community has developed different modelling methodologies of land use/cover change ({LUCC}) depending on their intended use, and also on the scale of investigation, disciplinary background and scientific tradition of the research teams. {C}onsequently, each {LUCC} model has its own potential and constraints with respect to the needs and expectations of land use planners and policy makers. {F}aced with the issue of integrated management of natural resources from local to regional scales, agricultural research can benefit from reconciling top-down and bottom-up approaches to {LUCC} modelling. {T}hree modelling methodologies belonging to these two {LUCC} approaches were applied in the province,of {B}ac {K}an in northern {V}ietnam. {T}he multi-agent model {SAMBA} was developed through an adaptive, bottom-up process while {LUPAS} and {CLUE} contributed to a top-down process. {A}pplying these three methodologies at the same research site allowed a critical evaluation of their respective utility for land use analysis and planning. {T}hey played complementary roles in bridging knowledge gaps and increasing interactions between stakeholders along the continuum from research to development and policy formulation. {C}ombined use of these modelling methodologies should be promoted when complex natural resource management issues at multiple scales need to be tackled.},
  keywords = {land use/cover change ; natural resources management ; modelling ; participatory simulation ; methodology combination ; multiple stakeholder platforms ; {V}ietnam},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}and {U}se {P}olicy},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {531--545},
  ISSN = {0264-8377},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.landusepol.2005.09.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037960},
}