Overview
- Brings together all the techniques and methods for spatial microsimulation in one book
- Contains new material on data requirements and preparing data for spatial microsimulation
- Describes the whole process of creating a spatial microsimulation model, from data preparation/cleaning to validation
Part of the book series: Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTA, volume 6)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Static Spatial Microsimulation Models
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Front Matter
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Static spatial microsimulation models
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Dynamic Spatial Microsimulation Models
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Front Matter
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Validation of Spatial Microsimulation Models and Conclusion
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Front Matter
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Validation of spatial microsimulation models and conclusion
Keywords
- Access to GP services
- Combinatorial optimisation (deterministic) Model
- Combinatorial optimisation methodologies
- Demographic planning
- Educational inequalities
- Generalised regression model
- Health and social disadvantage
- Income deprivation
- Long term illness
- Meso-scale models
- Moses
- Policy analysis
- SimEducation
- SimObesity
- Small area estimation
- Small area income deprivation
- Spatial Microsimulation models
- Synthetic reconstruction
- Synthetic small-erea microdata
About this book
This book is a practical guide on how to design, create and validate a spatial microsimulation model. These models are becoming more popular as academics and policy makers recognise the value of place in research and policy making. Recent spatial microsimulation models have been used to analyse health and social disadvantage for small areas; and to look at the effect of policy change for small areas. This provides a powerful analysis tool for researchers and policy makers.
This book covers preparing the data for spatial microsimulation; a number of methods for both static and dynamic spatial microsimulation models; validation of the models to ensure the outputs are reasonable; and the future of spatial microsimulation. The book will be an essential handbook for any researcher or policy maker looking to design and create a spatial microsimulation model.
This book will also be useful to those policy makers who are commissioning a spatial microsimulation model, or looking to commission work using a spatial microsimulation model, as it provides information on the different methods in a non-technical way.
Reviews
“This edited volume serves as a guide for those looking to learn more about spatial microsimulation modeling. … The book is well organized and topics appear sequentially. This text includes many useful topics and procedures for practitioners and researchers alike in the arena of spatial microsimulation. … Those intending to research further into the benefits of the use of microsimulation models should find this text very informative.” (S. E. Ahmed, Technometrics, Vol. 57 (1), February, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spatial Microsimulation: A Reference Guide for Users
Editors: Robert Tanton, Kimberley Edwards
Series Title: Understanding Population Trends and Processes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4623-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4622-0Published: 14 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8133-6Published: 14 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4623-7Published: 13 November 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 280
Topics: Demography, Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Geography, general, Quality of Life Research