We present LPG, a fast planner using local search for solving planning graphs. LPG can use various heuristics based on a parametrized objective function. These parameters weight different types of inconsistencies in the partial plan represented by the current search state, and are dynamically evaluated during search using Lagrange multipliers. LPG’s basic heuristic was inspired by Walksat, whic...

The interests, responsibilities and opportunities of states to provide infrastructure and resource management are not limited to their land territory but extend to marine areas as well. So far, although the theoretical structure of a Marine Administration System (MAS) is based on the management needs of the various countries, the marine terms have not been clearly defined. In order to define an...

The automated calibration and validation of integrated land use models requires objective quantification of model performance at different levels of abstraction. This paper puts forward a calibration and validation routine and specifically focuses on the procedures for evaluating the model output. It is found that although a fully objective procedure is not yet available, a major part of the an...

Oguzhan Karatepe1*, Idris Kurtulus1, Orcun Unal1, Orhan Yalcin1, Ahu Kemik2, Gulcin Kamali3, Gokhan Adas1, Muharrem Battal1, Mine Adas1, Hale Ozgun4 and Murat Aksoy5 1Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery 2Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry Okmeydani 3Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology 4Istanbul Technical University, Departmen...

* I am deeply indebted to Heinz Klein for the many discussions we had on critical paper reviewing. His thoughts and ideas significantly helped shape this article. I would also like to thank Kalle Lyytinen, Jeff Parsons, Juhani Iivari, and Frank Land for their numerous comments and suggestions. am often asked about the section; in particular about the kinds of papers that are or are not appropri...

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This paper develops a dynamic rational expectations general equilibrium framework that links house value to fundamental economic variables such as income growth, demographics, migration and land supply. Our framework is general and can handle non-stationary dynamics as well as structural changes in fundamentals. Applying the framework to Beijing, we find that the rational equilibrium housing pr...

Fast economic growth and rapid urbanization present a challenge to the limited urban land resources of China. Specifically, they encourage a shift in the concentration on the surface of land parcels to the space above and below them. Recent development in land utilization in developed cities has broken the traditional frame of the parcel-based or 2D cadastre. The three-dimensional (3D) cadastre...

An important component of all nation states is building and maintaining a cadastral infrastructure. This includes cadastral surveys to identify and subdivide land, land registry systems to support simple land trading (buying, selling, mortgaging and leasing land) and land information systems to facilitate access to the relevant information increasingly through a web enabled e-government environ...

___________ * This paper assembles and summarizes a number of the authors' writings. As such, it is indebted to a long list of individuals and institutions who have supported us over time. Particular thanks are due to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and to the IRIS research program at the University of Maryland.