Agent-Based Computational Modelling Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences
by
Billari, Francesco C. editor.
Title
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Agent-Based Computational Modelling Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences
Author
:
Billari, Francesco C. editor.
ISBN
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9783790817218
Physical Description
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X, 226 p. 95 illus. online resource.
Series
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Contributions to Economics,
Contents
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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
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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
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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
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SpringerLink (Online service)
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 513290-1001 | HB848 -3697 | Online Springer |