Agent-Based Computational Modelling
Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences
Editors: Billari, F.C., Fent, Th., Prskawetz, A., Scheffran, J. (Eds.)
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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.
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From the reviews:
"Presenting and combining different approaches, the aim of the book is to describe the motivation for setting-up agent-based models and for studying emerging patterns in complex adaptive systems. … is well written and contains much useful information for scholars not familiar with agent-based modelling." (Petra Ahrweiler, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, April, 2007)
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Agent-Based Computational Modelling: An Introduction
Pages 1-16
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Agent-Based Modelling — A Methodology for the Analysis of Qualitative Development Processes
Pages 17-35
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On the Analysis of Asymmetric Directed Communication Structures in Electronic Election Markets
Pages 37-59
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The Role of Assortative Mating on Population Growth in Contemporary Developed Societies
Pages 61-84
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An Agent-Based Simulation Model of Age-at-Marriage Norms
Pages 85-116
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Agent-Based Computational Modelling
- Book Subtitle
- Applications in Demography, Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences
- Editors
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- Francesco C. Billari
- Thomas Fent
- Alexia Prskawetz
- Jürgen Scheffran
- Series Title
- Contributions to Economics
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-7908-1721-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/3-7908-1721-X
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-7908-1640-2
- Series ISSN
- 1431-1933
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 226
- Number of Illustrations
- 95 b/w illustrations
- Topics
