LUISA

The LUISA Territorial Modelling Platform is primarily used for the ex-ante evaluation of EC policies that have a direct or indirect territorial impact. It is based on the concept of ‘land function’ for cross-sector integration and for the representation of complex system dynamics. Beyond a traditional land use model, LUISA adopts a new approach towards activity-based modelling based upon the endogenous dynamic allocation of population, services and activities.

For more information, see the page of the Joint Research Centre. Its predecessor is EUClueScanner, whose transition potentials are described on this wiki.

There are also several derivative models, such as:

• LUISA-BEES, a 100 m raster model template with time steps of 5 years for European land use change projections;
• LUISA Africa; and
• VALUISA.