Land-Use Change Simulator

Landowners autonomously convert parcels based on market incentives. Set policies and market conditions to shape how the landscape evolves. You can also directly override cells.

Land Type Tool
🌲Forest
🌾Farm
🏒Urban
πŸ›‘οΈProtect

Policy Instruments
Carbon Tax
Tax rate$25/ton
Conservation Subsidy
Payment$15/cell
Zoning (Min Forest %)
Min forest30%
Development Tax
Tax$50/conv

Time Controls
0.8s

Presets
Goal: Maximize cumulative welfare over 60 periods. Start with 15 placements; +1 every 2 periods (max 25). Use policies to shape the system β€” market prices respond endogenously to your land allocation. Bonus points at game end for hitting biodiversity, carbon, food, and treasury targets.
Land Grid Period 0
Forest Agriculture Urban Conservation
Suitability Overlay Opacity: 100%
Game Dashboard Period 0/60
Score
0
Placements (max 25)
15
Treasury
$0
Population
100
Auto Changes
0
Market Prices (endogenous β€” driven by supply/demand)
Food Price
$40
Urban Dev Value
$100
Carbon Credit
$10
Revenue$0
Carbon Stock β‰₯30000t
Biodiversity β‰₯500
Food Security β‰₯90%0%
0
Welfare per period (added to score)
Revenue: 0 | Carbon: 0 | Biodiversity: 0 | Food: 0