Agent-Based Models

Series Editor's Introduction Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Idea of Agent-Based Modeling 1.1 Agent-Based Modeling 1.2 Some Examples 1.3 The Features of Agent-Based Modeling 1.4 Other Related Modeling Approaches 2. Agents, Environments, and Timescales 2.1 Agents 2.2 Environments 2.3 Randomness 2.4 Time 3. Using Agent-Based Models in Social Science Research 3.1 An Example of Developing an Agent-Based Model 3.2 Verification: Getting Rid of the Bugs 3.3 Validation 3.4 Techniques for Validation 3.5 Summary 4. Designing and Developing Agent-Based Models 4.1 Modeling Toolkits, Libraries, Languages, Frameworks, and Environments 4.2 Using NetLogo to Build Models 4.3 Building the Collectivities Model Step by Step 4.4 Planning an Agent-Based Model Project 4.5 Reporting Agent-Based Model Research 4.6 Summary 5. Advances in Agent-Based Modeling 5.1 Geographical Information Systems 5.2 Learning 5.3 Simulating Language Resources Glossary References Index About the Author

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