An Application of Linear Programming and Geographic Information Systems
Cropland Allocation in Antigua
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4142899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Campbell (0000-0003-2565-1427, Organization of American States), J C Campbell (Office of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, PO Box 1231, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), John Radke (University of California, Berkeley), J T Gle, J T Gless (University of Pennsylvania), Robert M Wirtshafter (University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 535-549 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a240535 |
| OpenAlex | W2091767267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper is focused on the application of linear programming (LP) in combination with a geographic information system (GIS) in planning agricultural land-use strategies. One of the essential inputs for planning any agricultural land-use strategy is a knowledge of the natural resources. This is even more critical in small countries such as those in the Eastern Caribbean, where land-area limitations dictate a greater need for careful assessment and management of these resources. The first step of the proposed methodology is to obtain an assessment of the natural resources available to agriculture. The GIS is used to delineate land-use conflicts and provide reliable information on the natural-resource database. This is followed by combining the data on natural resources with other quantifiable information on available labour, market forecasts, technology, and cost information in order to estimate the economic potential of the agricultural sector. LP is used in this step. Finally, the GIS is applied again to map the crop and land-allocation patterns generated by the LP model. The results are concrete suggestions for resource allocation, farm-size mix, policy application, and implementation projects
Agricultural land · Agriculture · Civil engineering · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental resource management · Geographic information system · Geography · Information system · Land information system · Land management · Land use · Land-use planning · Linear programming · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Remote sensing · Resource allocation · Agricultural Economics and Policy · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Computer Science · Engineering · Land Rights and Reforms
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2017 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |