Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling With Applications for the Social Sciences / by Silverman, Eric

Table of Contents: “…Part I Agent-Based Models: 1 Introduction -- 2 Simulation and Artificial Life -- 3 Making the Artificial Real -- 4 Modelling in Population Biology -- Part II Modelling Social Systems: 5 Modelling for the Social Sciences -- 6 Analysis: Frameworks and Theories -- 7 Schelling: A Success for Simplicity -- 8 Conclusions Part III Case Study: Simulation in Demography -- 9 Modelling in Demography: From Statistics to Simulations -- 10 Model-Based Demography in Practice: I -- 11 Model-Based Demography in Practice: II -- 12 Conclusions. .…”
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Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography Agency, Complexity and Uncertainty in Migration Studies / by Bijak, Jakub

Table of Contents: “…The boundaries of cognition and decision making -- Chapter 7. Agent-based modelling and simulation with domain-specific languages -- Part III: Model results, applications, and reflections -- Chapter 8. …”
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Understanding Risks and Uncertainties in Energy and Climate Policy Multidisciplinary Methods and Tools for a Low Carbon Society /

Table of Contents: “…A detailed overview and consistent classification of climate-economy models -- 'Consensus Building in Engagement Processes' for reducing risks in developing sustainable pathways: Indigenous interests as core elements of engagement -- An application of calibration and uncertainty quantification techniques for agent-based models -- Investments in the EU power system: A stress-test analysis on the effectiveness of decarbonisation policies -- Impact Assessment of Climate and Energy Policy Scenarios: A Multi Criteria Approach -- Water Stress Implications of Energy Scenarios for the Middle East: an Assessment of Risks and Uncertainties -- Evaluation of national environmental efficiency under uncertainty using Data Envelopment Analysis -- Hypothesis for a Risk Cost of Carbon: Revising the Externalities and Ethics of Climate Change -- Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects using a Decision Support System: a process to endorse the Social License to Operate -- A unilateral climate and supply market model. .…”
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Novel Developments for Sustainable Hydropower

Table of Contents: “…1 Policy Framework for Hydropower Mitigation -- 2 Costs of Ecological Mitigation at Hydropower Plants -- 3 Public Acceptance of Hydropower -- 4 Impacts and Risks of Hydropower -- 5 The Attractiveness of Fishways and Bypass Facilities -- 6 Attraction Flow and Migration Habitat Assessment Using an Agent-Based Model -- 7 Fish Guidance Structures with Narrow Bar Spacing: Physical Barriers -- 8 Fish Guidance Structure with Wide Bar Spacing: Mechanical Behavioural Barrier -- 9 Guidelines for Application of Different Analysis Methods of Fish Passage Through Turbines - Impact Assessment of Fish Behavioural Aspects -- 10 Measures to Improve Fish Passage Through a Turbine -- 11 Archimedes Screw - An Alternative for Safe Migration Through Turbines? …”
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Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy

Table of Contents: “…Water Runoff And Catchment Improvement By Nature Based Solution (Nbs) Promotion In Private Household Gardens: An Agent-Based Model (Rembrandt Koppelaar, Antonino Marvuglia And Benedetto Rugani) -- Chapter 6. …”
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Finding the Limits of the Limes Modelling Demography, Economy and Transport on the Edge of the Roman Empire /

Table of Contents: “…Modelling agricultural strategies in the Dutch Roman limes zone via agent-based modelling (ROMFARMS) -- Chapter8. The economy of Laetanian wine. …”
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Modeling and Simulation, plus Econophysics Colloquium 2014

Table of Contents: “…-Chapter 3 Interaction and Distribution -- Geographic Dependency of Population Distribution- Spatiotemporal Analysis of Influenza Epidemics in Japan -- A Universal Lifetime Distribution for Multi-Species Systems -- Firm Age Distributions and the Decay Rate of Firm Activities -- Empirical Analysis of Firm-Dynamics on Japanese Inter-firm trade Network -- Direct participants' behavior through the lens of transactional analysis: the case of SPEI -- Chapter 4 Traffic and Pedestrian -- Pedestrian Dynamics in Jamology -- Qualitative Methods of Validating Evacuation Behaviors -- Collective dynamics of pedestrians with no fixed destination -- Traffic Simulation of Kobe-city -- MOSAIIC: city-level agent-based traffic simulation adapted to emergency situations -- GUI for Agent Based Modeling -- Chapter 5 Social Media -- Emotional Changes in Japanese Blog Space Resulting from the 3.11 Earthquake -- Modeling of ENJYO via process of consensus formation on SNS -- A network structure of emotional interactions in an electronic bulletin board -- Scale-free network topologies with clustering similar to online social networks -- Identifying Colors of Products and Associated Personalized Recommendation Engine in e-Fashion Business.…”
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Understanding Society and Natural Resources Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences /

Table of Contents: “…Finucane, Jefferson Fox, Sumeet Saksena, Jim Spencer -- Chapter 12: Social Perspectives on Land Degradation and Desertification: The Case of Migration and Conflict: Andreas Rechkemmer, Walter Amman,  Luc Gnacadja -- Chapter 13: Seeking Multilevel Dimensions for Social-Psychological Research in Society and Natural Resources: Mike Manfredo, Elke Weber, Tara Teel -- Part 3: Methodological Advances for Facilitating Social Science Integration: Chapter 14: Human Agency in Spatial Models of Land Change: Peter Verburg -- Chapter 15: Agent-based Modeling: Randall Boone, Kathleen Galvin -- Chapter 16: Social Network Analysis: Philip Vaughter and Jeff Broadbent -- Chapter 17: Systems and Learning Approaches for Integrating Social Sciences into Policy Processes: Kevin Collins.…”
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Computational Conflict Research

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Causality in Policy Studies a Pluralist Toolbox /

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