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Introduction to Modelling Part 1
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Introduction to Modelling Part 2
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Introduction to ABM
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Time in Agent-based models
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- Information and Reading List
- A short interactive introduction to Julia and agent-based modelling (ABM)
- A simple standalone example for an ABM implemented in Julia
Recommended reading
- Joshua M. Epstein, “Why Model?” Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation vol. 11, no. 4 12 http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/11/4/12.html
- Michael W. Macy and Robert Willer, “From Factors to Actors: Computational Sociology and Agent-Based Modeling” Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 28 (2002), pp. 143-166
- Barth, R., Meyer, M., & Spitzner, J. (2012). Typical pitfalls of simulation modeling—Lessons learned from armed forces and business. Jasss-the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 15(2), 5.
- Chattoe, E. (2013). Why Sociology Should Use Agent Based Modelling. Sociological Research Online, 18. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3055
- Edmonds, B., Le Page, C., Bithell, M., Chattoe-Brown, E., Grimm, V., Meyer, R., Montañola-Sales, C., Ormerod, P., Root, H., & Squazzoni, F. (2019). Different Modelling Purposes. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 22(3), 6.
- Wilson, G., Aruliah, D. A., Brown, C. T., Hong, N. P. C., Davis, M., Guy, R. T., Haddock, S. H. D., Huff, K. D., Mitchell, I. M., Plumbley, M. D., Waugh, B., White, E. P., & Wilson, P. (2014). Best Practices for Scientific Computing. PLOS Biology, 12(1), e1001745. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001745
- Further Reading:
- Balke, T., & Gilbert, N. (2014). How do agents make decisions? A survey. JASSS, 17(4), 1. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.2687
- Bianchi, F., & Squazzoni, F. (2015). Agent-based models in sociology. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics, 7(4), 284–306. https://doi.org/10.1002/wics.1356
- Bonabeau, E. (2002). Agent-based modeling: Methods and techniques for simulating human systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(suppl 3), 7280–7287. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.082080899
- Crooks, A., Heppenstall, A., & Malleson, N. (2018). Agent-Based Modeling. In Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems (pp. 218–243).
- Edmonds, B., & ní Aodha, Lia. (2019). Using agent-based simulation to inform policy – what could possibly go wrong? Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XIX, 1--16.
- Gilbert, N., & Terna, P. (2000). How to build and use agent-based models in social science. Mind & Society, 1(1), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02512229
- Hedström, P., & Ylikoski, P. (2010). Causal Mechanisms in the Social Sciences. Annual Review of Sociology, 36. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.012809.102632
- Levy, S., Martens, K., & van der Heijden, R. (2016). Agent-based models and self-organisation: Addressing common criticisms and the role of agent-based modelling in urban planning. Town Planning Review, 87(3), 321–338. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2016.22
- Lippe, M., Bithell, M., Gotts, N., Natalini, D., Barbrook-Johnson, P., Giupponi, C., Hallier, M., Hofstede, G. J., Le Page, C., Matthews, R. B., Schlüter, M., Smith, P., Teglio, A., & Thellmann, K. (2019). Using agent-based modelling to simulate social-ecological systems across scales. GeoInformatica, 23(2), 269–298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10707-018-00337-8
- Macal, C. M. (2016). Everything you need to know about agent-based modelling and simulation. Journal of Simulation, 10(2), 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1057/jos.2016.7
- Poile, C., & Safayeni, F. (2016). Using computational modeling for building theory: A double edged sword. JASSS, 19(3), 8. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.3137
- Roy, D., Lees, M. H., Palavalli, B., Pfeffer, K., & Sloot, M. A. P. (2014). The emergence of slums: A contemporary view on simulation models. Environmental Modelling and Software, 59(2014), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.05.004