Agent-Based Computational Modelling Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences
by
 
Billari, Francesco C. editor.

Title
Agent-Based Computational Modelling Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences

Author
Billari, Francesco C. editor.

ISBN
9783790817218

Physical Description
X, 226 p. 95 illus. online resource.

Series
Contributions to Economics,

Contents
Microsimulation of household cycles -- Agent-Based Computational Modelling: An Introduction -- Socio-Economics -- Agent-Based Modelling — A Methodology for the Analysis of Qualitative Development Processes -- On the Analysis of Asymmetric Directed Communication Structures in Electronic Election Markets -- Population and Demography -- The Role of Assortative Mating on Population Growth in Contemporary Developed Societies -- An Agent-Based Simulation Model of Age-at-Marriage Norms -- The Strength of Social Interactions and Obesity among Women -- Ecology and Environment -- Agent-Based Models in Ecology: Patterns and Alternative Theories of Adaptive Behaviour -- Agent-Based Modelling of Self-Organisation Processes to Support Adaptive Forest Management -- Vampire Bats & The Micro-Macro Link -- General Aspects -- How Are Physical and Social Spaces Related? — Cognitive Agents as the Necessary “Glue” -- Agent Design for Agent-Based Modelling.

Abstract
The present book describes the methodology to set up agent-based models and to study emerging patterns in complex adaptive systems resulting from multi-agent interaction. It offers the application of agent-based models in demography, social and economic sciences and environmental sciences. Examples include population dynamics, evolution of social norms, communication structures, patterns in eco-systems and socio-biology, natural resource management, spread of diseases and development processes. It presents and combines different approaches how to implement agent-based computational models and tools in an integrative manner that can be extended to other cases.

Subject Term
Economics.
 
Computer simulation.
 
Social sciences -- Data processing.
 
Population.
 
Environmental economics.
 
Social sciences -- Methodology.
 
Demography.
 
Economics/Management Science.
 
Population Economics.
 
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
 
Simulation and Modeling.
 
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Added Author
Billari, Francesco C.
 
Fent, Thomas.
 
Prskawetz, Alexia.
 
Scheffran, Jürgen.

Added Corporate Author
SpringerLink (Online service)

Electronic Access
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1721-X


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