This book examines the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) in population studies, from concepts to applications, best practices to future developments. It features papers written by leading experts in the field that will help readers to better understand the usefulness of ABM for population projections, how ABM can be injected with empirical data to achieve a better match between model and reality, how geographic information can be fruitfully used in ABM, and how ABM results can be reported effectively and correctly.
Coverage ranges from detailing the relation between ABM and existing...
This book examines the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) in population studies, from concepts to applications, best practices to future developmen...