Opinion of tools

Name of the tool
The MOLAND Urban Modelling Tool

Positive comments about the tool
Clearly distinguished 24 land use classes, divided into:
nine “active functions”,
eight “passive functions”,
one “transitional state”, and
six “fixed features”.

The active functions are the urban land uses which change in direct response to urban growth.
The passive functions participate in the land use dynamics, but change in response to land taken or abandoned by the active functions.
The transitional state (i.e. construction site) represents a transition between two functions.
The fixed features do not change, but affect the dynamics of the active land uses.

Negative comments about the tool
Cannot be estimated by the information available in the publication.