To address this need, various models have been designed to analyze urbanization and physical factors, socio-economic and institutional impacts of urban development. Modeling Urban Development with Geographical Information Systems and Cellular Automata presents one such model is more sophisticated than just predictions. Starting with a practical overview of the modeling techniques used in the study of urban development, the author focuses on the cellular automata model and the greatest strength? Real-Life Applications to Develop Future Planning Methods This text describes an ongoing landmark study, in which the restricted model of fuzzy cellular automata have been applied in a GIS environment to simulate urban development in Sydney, Australia.