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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437593503321

Titolo

Agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems / / Koen H. Dam, Igor Nikolic, Zofia Lukszo, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-69809-9

94-007-4933-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Agent-based social systems, , 1861-0803 ; ; v. 9

Altri autori (Persone)

DamKoen H

NikolicIgor

LukszoZofia

Disciplina

001.4/22

Soggetti

Social systems - Computer simulation

Technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Theory and practice -- pt. II. Case studies.

Sommario/riassunto

Decision makers in large scale interconnected network systems require simulation models for decision support. The behaviour of these systems is determined by many actors, situated in a dynamic, multi-actor, multi-objective and multi-level environment. How can such systems be modelled and how can the socio-technical complexity be captured? Agent-based modelling is a proven approach to handle this challenge. This book provides a practical introduction to agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems, based on a methodology that has been developed at Delft University of Technology and which has been deployed in a large number of case studies. The book consists of two parts: the first presents the background, theory and methodology as well as practical guidelines and procedures for building models. In the second part this theory is applied to a number of case studies, where for each model the development steps are presented extensively, preparing the reader for creating own models.