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The Dynamics of Land Development in Resort Communities: A Multiagent Simulation of Growth Regimes and Housing Choice

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  • Brian Muller

    (Department of Planning and Design, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado, and Health Sciences Center, Campus Box 126, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA)

  • Li Yin

    (Department Urban and Regional Planning, State University of New York, Buffalo NY 14214-3087, USA)

  • Yuseung Kim
  • Florin Alexandrescu

Abstract

Over the past thirty years, recreation communities in many parts of the globe have gone through cycles of diversification and integration into complex recreation regions. As resort communities mature, they face increasing pressures on scarce recreational resources, demands for economic diversification, and changing attitudes toward tourism on the part of local residents. A variety of land-use management practices and economic development initiatives has emerged in resort towns in response to resource congestion and other growth issues. In this paper we explore alternative growth strategies through a simulation of housing decisions by primary actors in resort land markets. We use a multiagent system to model the dynamics of growth regimes, assess the influence of recreational and town amenities, and evaluate the effect of alternative growth processes on long-term development patterns. Our case study area is Steamboat Springs and surrounding parts of Routt County, a four-season recreational region in northwestern Colorado.

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  • Brian Muller & Li Yin & Yuseung Kim & Florin Alexandrescu, 2008. "The Dynamics of Land Development in Resort Communities: A Multiagent Simulation of Growth Regimes and Housing Choice," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 40(7), pages 1728-1743, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:40:y:2008:i:7:p:1728-1743
    DOI: 10.1068/a38497
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